Reflective story
The Listening Minute
Two siblings had the same disagreement every week because each interrupted the other at the first sentence.
Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra
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They tried one rule: each person received one uninterrupted minute before the other could respond.
The problem did not disappear, but both discovered details they had never heard before.
Lesson
Understanding often improves when reply is delayed long enough for listening.
Source note
Original Satsang Vani reflective story inspired by public themes of service, discipline, character, devotion and Being & Becoming.