Pensive: Listening to what they have to say

by Sarah Mahmood

Listening to what the elders have to say is a habit of yore. Instead we argue, even fight in return, trying to prove ourselves right. Not that they can’t be wrong. They can be, but most of the time it is their experience talking. Their outlook on life is a story of the years they have lived. Our life comparatively is still in its early phases, with our understanding practically limited to the narrow view of the world that we have seen. The realization, unfortunately, hits us only once we progress through the years to understand ‘why they said it’.

Understandably, many-a-times, the elder person too handles the situation extremely tactlessly. But that I guess would require another column. The focus right now is what we have to do to correct ourselves. And the first step would probably be to listen patiently to what they have say to say, keeping in mind that they are much ahead of us in years and experience! Happy ‘Pensiving’!