A Good Listener

In the story Of Mice and Men a main confiding scene is when George tells Slim about the incedent in Weed. Another is when Curley's wife approaches Lennie and tells him about her dreams of being a movie star. When you read these you see that being a good listener includes restating what the speaker has already said in your own words so they know you have been following along, and to give them some situations where you can relate to there issues. You must also be very gentle to ones opinion, expecially if the person is sensitive about the subject. I myself have been double crossed after confiding in someone. I had told a close friend of mine that I was failing a class and they spread it around like wild fire. I felt like they didn't even care about how upset I was about it. For me it is not uncommon for others to confide in me because I do listen and try to associate others problems to those I have faced in times past. I handle their trust with great care because I know the feeling of betrail and for anyone to have to feel anything like that would be horrible to me.