Building a Listening Community
pc: Notley Hawkins notleyhawkins.com
I firmly believe that “listening” is an art that is losing its importance in today’s society.
We are eager to respond, eager to engage, and we make ourselves restless. This reduces our capability to sit back, stop, think, analyze, and form deeper thoughts.
The inability to sit through a 90-minute classical concert is a symptom, not a change in interests.
I believe that, given the tools to understand and restoring the skills to “listen,” anyone can enjoy a classical concert.
Enjoying a concert is not the end goal.
Relearning how to listen without the need to immediate respond is critically important in building a mature, harmonious, and democratic society.
Also… this is not a stock photo. I took it with my iPhone on the shores of Lake Garda in the adorable town of Lazise, Italy!