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May 2020
Talking is a talent and fun,
Not babbling or out of text,
The important thing is different people like to talk different things and you have to mould with their taste,
Or you will end up being an Aspro (headache).
There are two types of people,
One who talks a lot and the other who is quiet,
Luckily my husband taught me to be a good listener too.
My son talks very little but he likes to hear about everything from me,
My daughter is a talker like me,
And thanks to Whats App we spend hours on the phone talking.
My son-in-law is amazing,
He can talk about anything under the roof,
For that I too have to read a lot and watch T.V. to make our conversation interesting,
He is a spinner of conversation,
He can be anything, a politician,an educationist, a cinema critic.
My grandsons are crazy about football,
One is a fan of Arsenal and the other of Manchester United,
So I see all the matches on T.V. to hold a conversation with them.
Some like to talk bout their mishaps and illnesses and sorrow,
With them I listen and become a counsellor.
Others only like to talk about themselves and their family,
I just listen agreeing now and then.
Still others never give you a chance to say a word,
I just nod,sometimes drifting off to my own thoughts.
Most ladies like to talk about fashion, make-up, shopping, and their husband's,children and in-laws,
Talking with them is also fun,
You get to learn about your neighbourhoodΒ Β and community,
You get to know who is doing what, who has runaway,healthy gossip.
So talking can ease tension,reduce stress and build relationship.
7/5/2020
Written by
Salmabanu Hatim  72/F/Tanzania
(72/F/Tanzania)   
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