Open Listening

 Why do so many of us just want to listen to people who agree with us, be it religion, politics or whatever?  Because we don’t want our perspective, our world view to be challenged much less changed.  Listening then requires a certain amount of humility.  One of the reasons newcomers to recovery meeting don’t listen to what is said early on is that they lack humility, at least.  A closed mind is really a prison of sorts.  Recovery and growth of any sort is a freeing from prison.  As Jesus, among others, has said, “The truth will set you free.”