We are mostly English speakers here in America, and yet, it strikes me as quite credible and not at all remarkable that we all speak English but none of the speak the same language. Misunderstanding and misinterpretation of each other's words and action is commonplace, even expected.
We all must be humble about our inability to grasp what others are desperately and ineffectively seeking to convey to us. Part of the problem is that they do not know how to speak the language that we speak, and the other part of the problem is that we are not carefully listening to what is being said and done right before our eyes and ears.
By increasing our communication prowess and effectiveness, we can approach a high degree of ascertaining and understanding what friends and loved ones are communicating to us. It can be successful, but we must struggle to get it right, but these difficult, ongoing efforts yield great rewards.
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