
Zeno of Citium c.335–c.263 bc Greek philosopher, founder of Stoicism, stated:
“The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.”
(Diogenes Laertius Lives of the Philosophers ‘Zeno’ ch. 7)
If we would only heed this simple observation. Teaching the book of Job has demonstrated to me that we are often waiting for someone to finish talking so we can jump in with our big ideas or advice. Job’s so-called friends cannot wait to tell him why he is suffe…