When Humans Do Not Speak to One Another Author: Gouya Roshan
When Humans Do Not Speak to One Another A simple yet profound wish lives in the hearts of many of us: If only all humans could speak with one another… truly speak. Not from behind fear. Not from behind pride. Not from behind the borders that separate us. And not from behind judgments that silence us before we are heard. Today’s world is full of noise, yet it lacks dialogue. We write, react, chant slogans, debate… but we listen less. We rarely sit down to see another human not as “the other,” but as someone like ourselves — a person with fears, failures, hopes, and wounds that may never have found a chance to be expressed. If people could sit together without intermediaries and share their pain, perhaps many misunderstandings would be resolved before turning into hatred. If every anger had a chance to be heard, perhaps it would less often turn into violence. Because behind much anger lies a silent and unseen sorrow. We are often afraid to show our vulnerability. We have learned to...