Listen and Learn
Thinking about two brothers, my grandsons, each one with his individual talents and personality, led me to consider the very different ways by which each of us learns… In using the word “listen”, I mean, “pay attention”. The modern word may be “focus”.
However…we can all remember a situation when the truth “dawns” upon us. This implies that the “information” we have received, the basis for that realisation, has been deposited into our memory without our conscious awareness. Also, we all have different sensitivities. In extremes we may be without one of our major “input” facilities. We may be totally deaf or blind. That does not mean we are stupid or insensitive. A very clever person with dyslexia may be labelled a dunce at school.
How we feel about what we learn and what we choose to do with that knowledge will vary. Also, there is the subject of physiological suitability. Because we are slightly built does not necessarily mean that we prefer not to participate in a contact sport. It may not be a sensible choice, and we may “learn” to regret it. This type of learning may be absorbed by application of pain!
Talk about life and we talk about living
Talk about what we will earn
Talk about love and we talk about giving
Talk about how we can learn
I don’t know why you can’t see – can’t we turn off the T.V.?
Some preach, some teach, that’s quite a mission
We all have to listen and learn
Chorus theme as last two lines:
La-da-dee-da, La-da-da-dee-da-da
Just have to listen and learn
Its tough when your young, crammed with tuition
Just when its better to play
Better by far to learn what your wishing
Enjoying yourself on the way
Whatever you want you can be. We only want to be free!
You say life stinks – I don’t know what to think
All have to listen and learn.
Chorus
There’s a crunch and a crash and a pain in his shoulder
He won’t try to do that again!
Remembers the way that they showed him in training
He didn’t listen, just heard
It isn’t the same thing at all – setting yourself for a fall
Next time he’ll try something quite different
We all have to listen and learn
Chorus
She trying hard but nothing will seem to fit
As if the material grows
Starts it again this time follows the pattern
Not just the tip of her nose!
We’ve all done the same thing before. We look but don’t read at all!
Notice our feelings, register, understand
All have to listen and learn.
Repeat last two lines and Finish