What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Being able to ignore unwanted noise or information would be a great relief.
- In plain terms
- It would help to be able to stop hearing things we don't want to hear.
- What can you take from it?
- Learn to filter out unnecessary or harmful information.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you wish you could tune out?
- How do you protect your peace?
Another view
Ignoring information can sometimes mean missing important warnings.
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