How My Deaf Friend Taught Me to Be a Better Listener

To be a good listener, you have to act like you’re deaf.

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My friend communicates differently, when he’s hungry he would press his hand into his stomach when he’s confused he would make a gesture with his hand and hit his head, when he laughs, well, he laughs like any other person. He’s one of the funniest guys I’ve known.