The Great Illusion
By Pastor Donnie
I really like illusionists (magicians). I think their sleight of hand and attention to detail is fascinating. No matter how focused I am when watching the illusion, I am always surprised at how they pulled it off. It might be that I’m gullible or that I don’t have a trained eye, but no matter what it is – I always end up amazed. Illusions seem so simple and yet the magician has spent countless hours perfecting the illusion so that it is easy to believe. I came across a quote this week that made me think of some other illusions that we easily believe:
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."
-- George Bernard Shaw
-- George Bernard Shaw
It’s easy to think that we communicated our desires to our spouse, children, or co-worker but very often we are merely believing in an illusion. Unfortunately, some of us are Master Illusionists in the sense that we don’t give a second thought to what we just said and believe that we communicated clearly. We wonder why the results we get are often so far from what we wanted. This week, try to stop buying into the illusion that correct communication has taken place in your conversations – it takes a little more work than you think.
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