communication...

Dec 07

Communication



I used to believe that the best way of communication
was the written one.

One has the chance to read carefully
and read again if it need be
and take the time to think, reflect, understand, and evaluate
free from the pressures of the immediacy of the contact
or the need for a quick response
which may cause artificiality in the exchange
or distortion by the state of the listener/contributor 's mind.

Now I know
that the recipient's mind is always a stumbling block
combined by an almost permanently erect
defensive protective barrier
together making an almost impenetrable wall
with only a tiny window with its own tinted glass
allowing any interpretation and processing to go through
often mirroring its own reflection
rather than its own understanding
no matter what medium of communication is chosen.

Alter Ego