Last week, we had delved into four levels of active listening. 1. Level 1: Downloading 2. Level 2: Factual listening 3. Level 3: Empathetic listening 4. Level 4: Generative listening

Two words in the English language appear to be ambiguous and have over-lapping meaning: Hearing and . Are they the same or do they mean different things? Let’s examine and understand.

This is one song we’ve all heard and whole-heartedly sung at some time of our lives. Strangely, when we sang this in school it was not quite clear what it was that we were going to overcome. Or that, what was that Utopian existence that we were fearlessly striving for and literally singing our hearts out for. But we sang it anyway…with full gusto and filled with purposefulness and conviction that we shall beat all odds – whatever they may be. This sense of confidence and assumed success also had something to do with the fact that whatever it is that we shall be doing – it shall be done as a team. But overcome what? Not be afraid of what? Be free of what?…..