![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/xrayman/23tv8VoKwm4xBwE7WEcF5iWTAs5pugaEZssxU9uHi56tfbxiJ9BoJbcG3QjfBQcWkQy8N.png) We crystallize our ideas, our “truths.” We make sure that what we have inside never leaves, or is displaced by anything that comes from outside. An absolutely silly idea circulates... that “my truth” may not be “your truth.” There is no such thing. The truth belongs to no one, nor is there anyone who possesses it absolutely. It is unique. We may never even know what the truth, the only truth, is... How is it that in these times we allow ourselves to become crystallized, how is it that we close ourselves off, not listening, not hearing, being completely oblivious to everything that is happening around us? Not listening to others is simply a huge mistake, a huge loss. The time we have, and that we dispose of, and that we think we control, the more we keep it for ourselves, and for ourselves, the less attention we sometimes pay to others. Wisdom cannot be born and grow within us if we allow ourselves to be influenced and listen to what others can bring that is different to our perspective. We are so focused on listening only to our inner voice that we don't even take the time to listen to others. We think that if someone has a different view from ours, it is not to be taken seriously, and we won't even waste our time with that “fool” or “ignorant person.” This reality leaves us increasingly isolated, in sterile groups, with little or no interaction or fluidity, only making us more fragile, too simple to be able to resist even a small change. We only know “our reality” and our perspective, which we think is the only one that deserves to be ‘seen’ or “credited.” Everything else is simply ignored or rejected. Leaving our “shell,” our “rock,” and allowing our surroundings to influence us is something that should not only be desired, but cultivated. We look at societies where culture and art do not exist, or are repressed, and see how these people live. Basic needs are barely met, and what is considered accessory is left “behind.” But it is not accessory; it is part of the human condition. Our most imaginative side cannot be amputated. Our nature as social beings must be enhanced. In a world where the voices of people, of the simplest people, of the elderly, or of children are gradually silenced... in a world where the voice and sound of weapons is increasingly heard. Where the law of the strongest is imposed. Seeing other points of view, perceiving reality as seen by others, only gives us a greater ability to better understand the world around us. The hardening of our being only makes us more immobile. Less agile. Less capable, and less open to a fantastic world that is much more than we are able to see! > ### The expiration of internal certainties is something that age brings. ![separador.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/xrayman/23swppYGLECw991bW1wsSTEwnV8YKgqPHaiAdDJioriDcMJR4GymNLH1VbQ98ykpBYkob.png) ^{Image by Jason Goh from Pixabay} ^{Original text written by @xrayman in Portuguese and translated with DeepL.com (free version)} ![XRayMan.gif](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/xrayman/23tSNKgT6Zssji2twDxLZSeSESs2q8pnNUYQuFe7gqFkFFT3rrjE8pcMnXVcFpd87PxJY.gif)

Listening