Hear and Heard

I have a bad habit. I listen too hard. Sometimes it it is good that we don't hear so much. When we were young we go about in childlike innocence, not seeing much and not hearing much.

Now that we hear, we have to respond and sometimes even if we don't respond, having heard it kind of mush things up. I do wish what I heard is not what is 'said' but having acquired the wisdom that come with age, it is difficult to convince even myself that I imagined it.

So is it better to be a bit stupid, a bit hard of hearing? One fine day, in my last days maybe I can answer the question!