| The truth is there is a gap between sight and | | | | Why not? Why nottry it and feel this exact disconnect, |
| hearing,between visual and auditory, between seeing | | | | this gap, that I'mtalking about. Strain your ears to hear. |
| and believing. | | | | Learn again whatit means to hear. |
| And the fact is that this gap creates a billion | | | | What brings sight and sound together? Meaning |
| dollarindustry. Improving communication has billions of | | | | anddefinition becomes only throughout our growing |
| books onhow-tos sitting on shelves and training | | | | years. Whena parent points to something moving in |
| services galore. Andthe topic keeps on selling. | | | | the air and calls ita butterfly or a plane. When we sat |
| People push themselves to improve their verbal and | | | | in class and seepictures of the Eiffel Tower or a |
| writingskills as a prediction to their increased success. | | | | bullfight in Spain. Therewas no sound. All we could do |
| How manyhave asked the question that Dr. Stephen | | | | was imagine, placeassumptions on what sound could |
| Covey continuallyreminds us to ask, "Is it S.M.A.R.T.?" | | | | be, would be. And wonder ifthere will be a time when |
| That is, is itspecific, measurable, achievable, realistic and | | | | we will be there, when we willhear. And be able to |
| timely. Ifyou use SMART as a measurement, the fact | | | | match a picture of an eagle with oneactually flying |
| is, it doesn'twork. Is great communication achievable | | | | above. |
| and realistic? Isit SMART? | | | | We see a picture of a beautiful women, you know, the |
| We want to believe so. We want to hope so. We | | | | perfect |
| want sobadly to stand up in front of millions and say | | | | 10, in some magazine. You wish to be like her or to |
| something aswisely as, "I have a dream...." Or simpler, | | | | wanther. Then one day you meet her in the street and |
| we saysomething wise to our children or friends. Yet, | | | | hear hervoice. It squeaks as if you were stroking chalk |
| have youever asked if this was even possible? Martin | | | | backwardsacross a blackboard. You can't wait to run |
| Luther Kingdidn't write this speech all by himself and | | | | and hide. Thedisconnect, the gap, was there. But gosh |
| possibly didn'teven create the phrase first. Yet we | | | | darn it, she's a |
| assume it to be. | | | | 10, you say. In a split second from sight to sound, |
| Based on our personal growth with sight and sound | | | | thedesire to be like her to have her dropped, it wasn't |
| since neewe assume we can do it all alone, all by | | | | thesame. |
| ourselves. Has anywise communication ever really | | | | It is said, "seeing is believing," is that the truth? |
| been written all by oneperson? Not usually. There's | | | | Howmany of us know that isn't always the truth, yet |
| also seems to be at least aspiritual hand. | | | | we've heardit so frequently there are assumptions tied |
| Did you know that we see things at 1,086 miles per | | | | to it that makesits seem like the truth. How many |
| secondand we hear at 1,100 feet per second? Our | | | | assumptions have you madebecause of things you've |
| culture isspeeding up because it's crafted a "seeing is | | | | seen and hear, made between thegap, between the |
| best" mindset. | | | | speed of sight and the slower hearing? |
| Television, Internet, movies, the list goes on. If thevisual | | | | What would change in your daily routine if you began |
| world is communication, then is it based on visualalone? | | | | reallyhearing, slowing down to 1,100 feet per second? |
| It seems to be going in that direction, doesn't it? | | | | What wouldyou loose? What would you gain? Would |
| The truth is that never the two shall meet -- seeing | | | | the gain bepositive? All thoughts to think about, to mull |
| andhearing. They are too far apart in the spectrum. In | | | | over in oursimple yet complicated little minds. |
| orderto hear, truly hear, one must slow down to what | | | | I encourage you to shift a little in your life and begin |
| seems like ababy crawl in comparison to the speed of | | | | togive equal value to hearing if you can. To listening to |
| light and oursight's reflection. | | | | theuniversal sounds, to what is far below the speed of |
| Yet, it takes the two to fully understand communication | | | | light. |
| doesit not. Not sure, then that is correct. How would | | | | Light that gives you the ability to see. But to begin |
| thevisually impaired or hearing impaired communicate | | | | tosee with your ears. |
| then? | | | | "Its not what you say but how you say it," is a |
| What is the speed of feeling? Is it faster or slower | | | | phrasefrequently told. Is it the truth? Or is the real truth |
| thanlight or faster or slower than hearing? Is it | | | | howeveryone else hears it that makes a difference? |
| measured byfeet or by miles? No one knows, I don't | | | | The truth is that the gap can never be brought |
| think. Its neverbeen quantitatively tested, at least | | | | together. |
| anywhere I could find. | | | | All our senses are on different parts of our rainbow. |
| Yet can it be? If you would measure feeling, what | | | | Don'tloose sight of hearing. Practice differently today |
| wouldthat be? Maybe in nanoseconds. Feeling is | | | | andtomorrow. Lie in bed and hear the walls. Hear the |
| instinctive andtouch is a sense. Then is feeling a sense | | | | breezewhenever outdoors. Hear the plants grow. Yes, |
| as well? Or arethey both the same? What is different | | | | you can onceyou learn to hear again. Hear your heart |
| between feeling andhearing? Can we define its | | | | beating and watchthe cravings for things you know |
| difference? | | | | you shouldn't have go bye. |
| Do you sit and watch television with a sense of touch | | | | Learn discernment between the two. Close your eyes |
| orsmell? Not at least from my blurb tube you can't. Did | | | | in thenext meeting, what do you hear? What do you |
| youever think of hearing a television program? Of | | | | not? |
| turning yourback to the box and watching the show? | | | | |