To be heard is one of the most rewarding things there is. Furthermore, we could sure use a lot more of it. In a recent session, Psych-girl and I were just talking about that behavior and interaction. She assured me, in a side-door sort of way, that she wasn’t simply nodding her head; but actually listening and hearing me.
However, that desire (to be heard) crashes into the reality that we, as individuals, are insignificant. With a few exceptions (= Trump, Musk, Vance).
Let’s talk about it.
On 2Way this morning
was a perfect real-life example. Near the end of the one-hour live program (@53:32), a man, Leo, comes on and recounts how he wrote a five-page proposal regarding how the Democrats could win the young, male Latino vote. The young, male, Latino, Leo, sent his ideas to the local Democrat congressman before the Dem’s convention this summer. He never got a response. Subsequently, the Dems lost the election, partly because they lost his demographic. (See my analysis here.)
Leo’s frustration was palatable. He said he was now just three steps away from abandoning the Democrats and joining the MAGA movement.
Trump hears you
says nearly everyone who has spoken to him one-on-one. Is it an act? Like the therapists’ head nod? Just a training/conditioning designed to make you feel good; and come back for more?
In December of 2015, I sent a chapter of my (in progress) book to Mr. Trump’s start-up campaign. Because I thought, like Leo, that I had something of value to say. However, unlike the Dem’s team, the Trump Team responded.
Here is where the story gets very interesting. The chapter I sent Team Trump was “Syrian Refugees”. In it I proposed that Trump talk with the Saudis and build “Sand City” – a temporary home for all the Syrian people while the “good guys” root out and kill the “bad guys” (ISIS).
The scenario is almost exactly like what is happening now in Gaza with the Palestinians and HAMAS. To a T! Moreover, Trump’s floating a proposal that sounds exactly like what I suggested way back then. Coincidence? Maybe. Depends on your perspective of how the world works.
In Conclusion
To be heard is one of the most rewarding things there is. However, it is a challenge to be heard because there is a lot of competition. Additionally, being heard can be very expensive (= time and/or money) because of the modern world that was created by people and forces out of any one individual’s control.
I’d love to hear what you have to say regarding your voice and being heard. (Not that what I think/say matters.)