I'm sure at some point in your life you have heard the quote, "Communication is key."
If you haven't, now you have. hehe
Anyway, what exactly does that mean?
A key unlocks something. Whether it be a house, a room, a car, a lock box, or a diary.
With out that key you would not have access to the item you are trying to open.
Well, communication is the key to opening up other people. Communication is key to beginning friendships/relationships (and keeping them). Communication is key to survival.
Imagine you were locked in a room with a random stranger for 1 day with absolutely no way to communicate. Your voice was taken, you don't know sign language, there are no items in the room to write with or draw with, and no one is there to relay messages...Do you think by the time you were let out, you would have developed in relationship with that person, most likely not.
Now imagine you were locked in the same room with the same random stranger and you had the ability to clearly communicate with each other. by talking you discover that you both follow the same religion, like the same music, believe the same thing politically, enjoy the same sports and hobbies, watch the same movies, like the same foods, both have kids around the same ages, work in the same profession, and live within 10 miles of each other. They request each other on facebook and follow each other on Twitter....Do you think by the time you were let out , you have developed a relationship with that person, yes. it may not be extremely strong and sturdy, but there is something there.
Now imagine after the second scenario, both people go the opposite direction and never speak again, never send any facebook messages, never tweet each other, and never run into each other agian. it that relationship going to grow into anything else? probably not.
But, imagine you guys chat on facebook every other day or so, you meet randomly and grab some coffee, you introduce your kids to each other and they get along well. will this relationship continue to grow? the chances are good. Better than the above for sure.
Communication plays a vital role in any relationship. It needs to be open and 2 way. If one does all the talking it only benefits one, where as if both take turns talking, it benefits both parties.
Now, think of the person closest to you. Whether it be a best friend, marriage partner, or a family member. How often do you talk? What if out of the blue all communication ceased. stopped dead. nada talking-o.
That would stink, wouldn't it. you would be begging and longing for that communication. you would feel the relationship was becoming strained. you would think you maybe did something wrong, or that you were growing apart. you would be desperate for just one text or email or facebook message.
Recently with the stress of everyday life (work, school, families, kids, and bosses) communication has dropped. and people are suffering because of it.
Which kinda got me thinking. If we were are desperate to talk to God as we were to talk to our best friend, how much better would our lives be? If we desired to have one on one time with God as much as we desired one on one time with our significant other, how much less stress would we have?
Just as communication is key to human relations, it is also key to our relationship with God. Prayer is a powerful weapon and is very rarely used today.
I guess what i am trying to say it
- make time to talk to people
- listen when others talk
- don't judge someone based on appearance. talk to them and get to know them, and above all....
- PRAY WITHOUT CEASING
Bad human communication leaves us less room to grow.
But communication is two-sided - vital and profound
communication makes demands also on those who are to receive it...
demands in the sense of concentration, of genuine effort to receive what
is being communicated.
Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be
texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main
forms of communication.
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