I used to have this human capacity, to consider where somebody was at, from what they said and how they behaved and how they looked, and my personal and past experiences with all those things.  To imagine why they might be saying what they are saying, what they meant and felt, what their experiences were, and foremost what they would like to hear from me.

I yearn to listen to people, to imagine where they come from, and to speak to them in ways that both and even all of us will hear, and to learn from how they respond to become even better at this, and to retain such skill and knowledge for the future.