Listener, originated from the word 'listen'. Listen means to transform received message into meanings that we are able to understand. Listener is the person who is on going this process. I believe it is not easy to be a listener since it needs lots of efforts. In human communication, we learn how to listen more attentively and respond in an appropriate way. On the other hand, we usually say 'listener' as people who listen and understand the others' deep feelings and nags. People judge a good listener by how a person listen to others problem, analyze it and to solve the problem if possible. When some friends are in great depressed, we may want to be their temporary listener to let him/her pour out his/her unhappiness.
It is not easy to be a good listener. It is not some job that we can perform it naturally, it needs experiences and training. A listener should understand others point of view very well by empathizing. Most of us can only sympathize but barely empathize others situations and problems. We would not able to empathize unless we experienced the same thing or we put ourselves on their sides. Empathy makes communication better with friends who have problems. Listener is not only a person who hear what a person's speaking, but to listen and understand. Then we make an action based on what they know.
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