~Listening~

The calling for a true 'good listener' :

1. Capable to withhold problems and secrets without having to tell another person about it. this extends to self problems and secrets as well. this rule does not cover gossips. feel free to gossip about.

2. have the attention span of a saint in order to be able to listen, understand, and engage in the conversation at hand. staring into space while somebody is pouring their hearts out is a definite no-no

3. be emotionally strong enough if any attempts to finally fess up to somebody other than one's self, gets rejected by the simple notion that the other person thinks their problems are bigger than yours.

4. to some extend feel like nobody else is interested in listening to you other than when you are commenting about them. and when you do comment be prepared for less than positive responses.

5. be disciplined enough to stick to it. if one allows one's self to be dubbed the 'listener'.. then be prepared for more updates of the subject in the future.. allocate enough time to continue being a listener unless if the other person blabs to anyone and everyone who actually understands the language they are using. if and only if this occur then the aforementioned rule is considered void.

6. have patience..