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Date: 1/29/2007

Part 1 of a 2 Part Series



When I ask you to listen to me

and you start giving me advice,

you have not done what I asked.



When I ask you to listen to me

and you begin to tell me why I shouldn't feel that way,

you are trampling on my feelings.



When I ask you to listen to me

and you feel you have to do something to solve my problem,

you have failed me, strange as that may seem.



Irrational feelings make sense when we understand what's behind them.



Perhaps that's why prayer works, sometimes, for some people;

because God is MUTE, and he doesn't give advice or try to fix things.

"They" just listen and let you work it out for yourself.



So please listen and just hear me.

And if you want to talk, wait a minute for your turn;

and I'll listen to you.



- Anonymous



Sincerely,

Chris & Dan

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