The thing is: He WASN'T LISTENING!!!
Perhaps, I should get him a coffee in the old Starbucks cup with this quote printed on it:
The Way I See It #280
You can learn a lot more from listening than you can from talking. Find someone with whom you don't agree in the slightest and ask them to explain themselves at length. Then take a seat, shut your mouth, and don't argue back. It's physically impossible to listen with your mouth open.
--John Moe
Radio host and author of Conservatize Me.