OF HEARING AND LISTENING: A Senryu Quartet

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OF HEARING AND LISTENING:

(A Senryu Quartet)

In human nature,
hearing and listening are
not the same thing:-

You can hear said words
but can not respond to them,
if not listening:-

Ancestrally said,
you not listening is bad;
not caring, is worse:-

Being a wise one,
do not just hear what is said;
understand also:-

In human nature, hearing and listening are not the same thing:- You can hear said words but can not respond to them, if not listening:- Ancestrally said, you not listening is bad; not caring, is worse:- Being a wise one, do not just hear what is said; understand also:-

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