© Tash Jayasinghe
I sometimes (ok often) get annoyed when I vocalise the trouble I’m having and the other person tells a story of their past. This happens often when your partner is ten years older than you and you haven’t got a friend your own age in the country.
I catch myself saying “I know. I know.”
And I shouldn’t.
Because, what someone is telling you is: “I love you. Learn from what I did.” Otherwise they wouldn’t bother with telling it to you.
The same applies for parents, teachers and friends. I’m going to make more of an effort to listen.
After all, the essence of life is to share experiences with fellow humans.