When someone asks you a question...


Ever notice how some people will ask you a question, but they don't hear your answer simply because they weren't listening for your response?  Usually they then end up repeating the question and you repeating your answer.  Then another scenario is when they ask a question, but have already predicted an answer and immediately ask another question, when you've answered both questions with your first response.  Now you have to repeat your answer.

The absolute best scenario is when someone asks you a question, but already has information or a rebuttal to your anticipated response.  Yet the problem is that both in their original question and their rebuttal are both uninformed or misinformed.  Now you have not only answer, but you also have to clear up their misinformed thoughts.

When we position ourselves to "seek" information, we can either be a rock...or a sponge.  I always try to be the sponge so that I can learn more, or simply review what I originally thought was the correct way.

All of this is leading to my daily review and reminder to myself that there is a reason why we have two eyes, two ears and one mouth.  We must all use them wisely.

"He that answereth a matter before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him"  Proverbs 18:13