There is nothing I can do to avoid being misinterpreted. The
listener has no choice but to hear what I say through the filter of their own
preferences.
If I want to be clear, I have to be patient with the impossibility
of communication.
Well, there is something you can do that might at times help
to avoid being misinterpreted, and that is to be as clear as you possibly can
about what it is you intend to communicate – commented Murray.
Interestingly how sometimes our extensive vocabulary can
limit us from the simplicity of the message we wish to convey.
Speech is outmoded.
I am amazed whenever it appears communication has been understood. A miracle of patience. Sometimes I am so enjoying the interaction and then they say something that reveals you did not understand each other at all.
Often it’s good just to smile and nod.
Even silence gets interpreted through as many filters as
people on earth!
Who knows how my heartbeat sounds to the ears of those who
wish to come closer!
It's hard enough for me, at times, trying not to
misinterpret my own words, silence, gestures, feelings, body signs... and then
doing my best to express all of that as clearly and kindly as I can.
I can only
sympathize with those who might want to make the effort to communicate and
trust that what really matters will somehow eventually get through...
ps/smoh
