Thank you for the quote. Very true indeed. That is why communication is such a complex process. So many things could go wrong - even a simple message could be misintepreted.

Unfortunately, we don't always realize this. We just assumed that what we said was understood, or we understood what was said. Thus, it is always good to confirm that we understand what was being said - especially on important issues.

The bit about God punishing people... Nah. 😊