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listen to your heart

Yesterday ,someone asked me what is the greatest skill for successful salesperson¹ to possess.

　　 I answered,“the ability to listen.“　　 He agreed with me.But the ability to listen isn’t only important in selling .It is also important when buying ,managing ,talking with our mates or friends .In fact ,communication is next to impossible oif we don’t listen .listening is alse important when praying and meditating² .Then heart of a servant requires listening .And if discovering our purpose is the process of discovering how we can most impact the world through offering service (the act of servant-hood) then listening must truly be an asset to discovering our purpose as well.

　　 Many psychiatrist³ explain the way to communicate better(and succeed in relationships) is by listening better.By not thinking ,just being involved in listening adroitly⁴ to another person, we may experience a new way of knowing this person for who they really are .

　　 Many motivational speakers and psychologists talk about going after “what you desire“ as discovering your purpose .In the Tao there is a thought that “when there is no desire there is peace“(from Tao Te Ching) .Knowing what we desire is insufficient⁵.

　　 Perhaps ,a way to listen is to remove“desire“ from our mind. Instead of focusing on what we want ,we may be alert...aware...paying attention to the signals our body ,mind ,spirit and heart .Speak to us .When we walk in nature and say nothing ,natuer talks to us .Then wind blows quietly through the limbs on the trees .Grasses rustle⁶ and leaves blow across the ground .The clouds move about the sky and cast shadows working with the sun shining behind them.In the same way ,our body speaks to us when we become quiet ,meditative⁷ ,and shut down our“conscience-level“mind .In eliminating the chatler noise in our head and focusing on the quiet ,we can eventually reach a state of being where we are aware of our inner needs.

　　 This takes time .It can be accomplished⁸ through meditation⁹ .I can’t be accomplished by writing down lists of goals (our desires) nor can it be accomplished by telling other people what we think (speaking in not listening)

　　 It requires listening .Let’s think of one question to close this chapter.When am I the happiest?When am I most relaxed? When am I most excited? When am I feel most loved?

　　 The answer to this question ,in listening ,is often the answer to our purpose.

　　 In listenin to our heart we can awaken¹⁰ a deeper sense of understanding of who we really are .We can also become more emotional and loving to people ,animals ,and nature around us .People who listen are more successful in business ,life and in living their purpose.

1 salesperson   

n.售货员，营业员，店员

参考例句：

• A salesperson works in a shop.售货员在商店工作。
• Vanessa is a salesperson in a woman's wear department.凡妮莎是女装部的售货员。

2 meditating   

a.沉思的，冥想的

参考例句：

• They were meditating revenge. 他们在谋划进行报复。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics. 这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

3 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。

4 adroitly   

adv.熟练地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He displayed the cigarette holder grandly on every occasion and had learned to manipulate it adroitly. 他学会了一套用手灵巧地摆弄烟嘴的动作，一有机会就要拿它炫耀一番。 来自辞典例句
• The waitress passes a fine menu to Molly who orders dishes adroitly. 女服务生捧来菜单递给茉莉，后者轻车熟路地点菜。 来自互联网

5 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

6 rustle   

v.沙沙作响；偷盗(牛、马等)；n.沙沙声声

参考例句：

• She heard a rustle in the bushes.她听到灌木丛中一阵沙沙声。
• He heard a rustle of leaves in the breeze.他听到树叶在微风中发出的沙沙声。

7 meditative   

adj.沉思的，冥想的

参考例句：

• A stupid fellow is talkative;a wise man is meditative.蠢人饶舌，智者思虑。
• Music can induce a meditative state in the listener.音乐能够引导倾听者沉思。

8 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

9 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

10 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。