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Communication - Questions
By daniel | February 10, 2005
This is the third in a series of essays based on my reading of The Revolutionary Communicator, by Jedd Medefind and Erik Lokkesmoe.
Questions
Who comes to the answer when I ask you a question?
Must I even know the right answer to ask the question?
Do I claim to know anything in asking the question, besides enough to know what to ask?
Who is responsible for the answer to a question, the questioner or the one who answers?
Are you involved in the conversation now?
Would you rather me ask you questions and let you be, or tell you my answers?
Why would you want my answers to important questions?
Wouldn't you rather have answers that you have grasped yourself?
On the other hand, do you think others want your answers spoon-fed to them?
Or do you think they'd be better off if they found their own answers?
But if you want to help them find the answers, how can you help without just giving them your answers?
Could you help by asking the right questions?
These are just a few thoughts, as we seek to actually love each other well, and communicate instead of just passing information.
Brother Daniel of Nashville.
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