Jesus said, "Therefore take care how you listen..." Lk. 8:18

  I had to think about that because He mentioned, more than once, to "Have ears to hear." I think He means in part: be careful not to approach thoughts as a sceptic or a critic; not as a competitor or a promoter; not as a leader nor a follower; looking forward to what you may not know, not back to what you do; but with a generous attitude, not with the smallness of the seeker after faults, but as 'fellow huntsmen questing after elements of truth.'