Example Of Creative Writing On Effective Listening

A heart break is amongst the worst pain which almost everyone experiences at some point or the other. I went through a similar situation when my lover left me saying that he was only interested in a casual relationship. Alas! I was shaken. Minutes turned into days, and days transformed into weeks and I continued to be afflicted with misery and gloom. While suffering from such a condition, my friend called me early in the morning asking if she could come over to discuss something really important.
I served Rita a cup of coffee and some chocolate biscuits so that her face would light up but nothing worked out. An air of worry and tension had strangled her which made her difficult to breathe. For this reason, she just wanted to talk and let it out. She incessantly spoke for about 15 minutes where what I could understand was the fact that her parents were forcing her to get married to a cousin. This was a huge problem for her because she loved another guy. However, I could not easily recall if she had stated the truth to her parents because I was unable to completely concentrate on what she was saying.
After every few minutes, I was eager to check my cell phone as I was hoping that my boyfriend would ask for a patch up. Every beep from a stranger would immediately draw my attention making me miss out the fine details of the conversation. Her story of love and marriage made me remember about my dreams and desires making me visualize different scenarios with my ex-boyfriend. Being engrossed in my own thoughts, looking at the clock and asking Rita to repeat what she had said finally made her furious. At once, she asked me if I was even listening to her or not. On my positive reply, she asked me to re-state every minute incident which she had mentioned. I went blank.
After the initial anger, Rita asked me if everything was okay on my end. She was unaware about what I was going through. Upon explaining the whole situation followed by the tears reflecting our deep pain, we managed to settle ourselves and vow to be there for each other. We also promised to effectively listen to each other without judging, using the cell phone, or bringing in other matters in between.
Therefore, it would have been much better if I would have told Rita earlier about my breakup and the related depressing thoughts. This would have certainly helped me to concentrate more on Rita’s problem. In this way, regardless of providing a solution, listening to her problems would have automatically reduced her pain. Also, the continuous use of the cell phone was another barrier to effective listening in this situation. In addition, serving her the coffee in my garden would have been a better option to coherently listen and understand Rita. Thus, since Rita was a childhood friend, it was easier to apologize to her for my mistake. Keeping in mind the barriers to effective communication and the way to keep away from them would certainly prove beneficial for communication in other relationships.