Sometimes we need to take a step back to listen to the voice and stories of others

I believe that every person has a story. A story that defines him or her as a person that led to them becoming the person they are today. In a current world where everyone only seems to be caring about themselves, it is essential that we pay learn to pay attention to the stories of people around us again. This is very often especially true for the elderly. So let’s value and appreciate the stories of others again and we will be surprised how much we can learn. 

A funny pattern you see emerging when taking to elderly people , is that any of them are very focused talking about the past and the good old times rather than the future ahead which is always top of mind for younger people. However, that does not have to be a bad thing as younger generations can learn a lot from the past to use for building a better future for themselves. The idea here is that we don’t all always have to make the same mistakes and should even sometimes show more interest in listening to the stories of good old times .

A lot of people gekehrt young and old are too busy talking about themselves all the time and have forgotten to listen to others around them, especially those of past generations. We therefore should make it a habit to sometimes sit back and take a break from our own ambitions to listen to those stories of the elderly around us to learn and share experiences.

 My believe here is that the basic rules in life to achieve certain things have bit and probably will not change. The fundamentals between younger and older generations and their stories are therefore still very similar - just the outer circumstances are different. However, the learnings and wisdoms can still be applied in the same way. 

 Let’s take time therefore to listen and discover other people’s stories. It will bring great joy and pleasure to those others around us but will also let us benefit from avoiding mistakes and making meaningful connections  that can be very valuable in difficult situations to help us deal with them better. Let’s start listening to each others stories again - the best thing - it costs us absolutely nothing.