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· Hannah's Christmas Wish

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· When Will AI Learn EI?

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· On Becoming a Great Counselor

· Barriers to Prosecuting Human Trafficking Cases

· Three Good Reasons for Not Trying to Argue Perspectives


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The Tower of Babble

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Good communication takes much effort.

Tuesday, June 3, 2003


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Shhh…Be quiet.
Listen to her closely,
hear what he means,
learn what they need;
talk less, listen more.
Understand.

What you will learn
is what we can do.
Work together, tear down
this tower of babble,
saying less, knowing more;
doing the good we can.

Resist being superior;
Throw away judgments.
Don’t control or be insensitive.
Practice more acceptance
and seek less certainty;
Convey freedom and equality.

Together we can grow
And do what is good,
From all we learn,
From all our listening;
Saying less and knowing more.
Then what's said gets done.




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Reviewed by Nicole Davis Vergara (Reader)
Reviewed on June 4, 2003
Well Done William...seems we all have our own Tower of Babble indeed!

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)
Reviewed on June 4, 2003
Oh how I love this write, wisdom of the ages contained herein. Rhyme and flow is wonderful also.

Reviewed by Gwen Dickerson
Reviewed on June 4, 2003
Good message!

Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on June 3, 2003
It's all babble. [lol] Well done, William.

Reviewed by Leland Waldrip
Reviewed on June 3, 2003
Excellent, William--what you say and the way you say it!
Write on!
Leland


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