Engelse variant gedicht

When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving advice,
you have not done what I asked.

When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why
I shouldn’t feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings.

When I ask you listen to me and you feel you have to do
something to solve my problems, you have failed me, 
strange as that may seem.  

Perhaps that’s why prayer works for some people.

Because God is mute and He doesn’t offer advice or try to fix things
He just listens and trusts you to work it out for yourself.

So please, just listen and hear me. And if you want to talk,
Wait a few minutes for your turn and I promise I’ll listen to you.

by Leo Buscaglia