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I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. When people are talking, there's no need to do a 小题1: but receive them. Listen to what they're saying. Most times letting someone talk is more i 小题2: than understanding it.
When I was teaching in a middle school, one of my s 小题3: told me that sometimes when she tried to tell her story, people often interrupted (打断) to tell her that once had something just like that h 小题4: to them. Finally she stopped talking to most people and became very l 小题5: . We connect through listening. When we l 小题6: , they know we care. Many people with cancer can talk about the relief (安慰) of having someone just listen.
I have n 小题7: learned to respond (反应) to someone crying by just listening. I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there w 小题8: them.
This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went a 小题9: everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too s 小题10: to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more power than words.