Are you really listening, or are you merely hearing?
Hearing is defined as the process, function, or power of perceiving sound; specifically the special sense by which noises and tones are received as stimuli.
The definition of listening is to pay attention to sound, to hear something with thoughtful attention, or to be alert to catch an expected sound. So listening is not simply hearing; listening is absorbing the sounds you hear, whether they be words, music, laughter, cries, noise, etc. and applying them to memory.
The act of listening is an act of love.
May we hear less and listen more.
