Later, though, he describes the isolation, sense of emptiness, the anomie, when alone and unheard, looking for a moral compass in a harsh society. As a person and as a psychiatrist as well, I, like many others, bemoan this state of affairs. And I also, as a psychotherapist, know the value of silence in helping one to reflect and understand.
This mode of understanding, as we know well, often means listening attentively but silently. We know that when we listen empathically we learn things about our patients, or anyone else for that matter, that we may otherwise never have discovered. The seeds of understanding that are planted in our brains during psychotherapy grow, as we quietly reflect, into a much richer and complex vision of the person rather than the illness we are treating.
Although we spend our entire careers honing these abilities, we know the effort is worth it because the more we do it, the better we become in carrying out this difficult set of tasks. It has been gratifying to have had a number of our students begin to experience for themselves how important these listening and reflecting skills are for both the doctor and the patient.
But no one checks on the patient as a whole. Those faculties include in order of importance : to listen, to talk, to read and to write. But no one will ever teach them how to listen. What is the difference? Listening has an intrinsic power. It is not just to hear sounds, voices, or noises. But the good news is: in comparison to talking, reading or writing, listening is almost universal. The mass has made its choice, which is realized in blind obedience … to what?
To dogmas? To capitalism? To all the nonsense that propaganda fills our heads with? Simon undoubtedly had in mind the power of television and screens in general, capable of shaping new thoughts in people. Whatever aspect you want to give to this luminous divinity, the fate seems to be sealed: there will be no salvation for men until they spiritually unite in a chain of solidarity and pity, as the dramatic historical period we are experiencing teaches us.
Listening to this song is a strange experience, especially if we put it in the context of our days. On the one hand you feel lulled by the arpeggio and the light singing, on the other you have the feeling of being scolded, accused of not having listened to the warning and trying to change things.
Indeed, the abyss of non-communication is today deeper than ever. Some more some less, we are all in it. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
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