Listen With Your Eyes Closed

Notes to Young Leaders | 8 August 2025

A note to young leaders.

Before you choose your life partner, close your eyes.

Listen intently to the sound of your partner’s voice.

The resonance, rhythm and tenor of a voice comes from somewhere deep within the human soul – and is an uncanny judge of character.

Beauty fades over time, but the adult voice remains remarkably unchanged.

Before you get married, ask yourself one question: “Do I love the sound of their voice?”

Because you’ll be hearing it every day – for the rest of your life.