One sentence in "the sound of silence" What does the sentence of“people talking without speaking, people hearing without listening”in the lyrics of "the sound of silence" mean? I can't understand it well, thanks

Play Basketball I played basketball yesterday. I really think I am a young boy whenever I play, that makes me feel great, and I did enjoy it.

Blind date This weekend i am gonna have a blind date, I have no idea how many times i have had, nearly 20 times I guess. I am 29 years old, my mom worried about my marriage much, she always said I was too picky, and she said "you are not that good, if the girl don't refuse you, just take it". That really bothers me, I feel sorry for her for couldn't follow her words. We talk about it sometimes and exchange our mind, she is a great mother, she understand my feelings. I have no idea when i will meet the my right girl, but i will follow my heart, and I will try to enjoy every date no matter what the result is. Plus I will always be young at heart.

What's the best way do you think to practice oral english by oneself? I think we have to learn english most of time by ourself , especially for those office workers like me. In such a case we coundn't practice with others in english face to face or online, so is there any good idea to practice our spoken english by ourself? thanks

First notebook entry: Introducing myself hello guys, i am so glad to be here, and i have learned english for...let me see..over fifteen years since when i was a junior high student. i have little interest in english before i entered college, so my english is terrible during that period of time. i still remember that i got more and more interest in english when i became a sophomore, and i made a decision that i must grasp it no matter how much time i put in. for now i didn't come to the end of the road, but i did know i am improving little by little, step by step. today i ocassionaly find the italki, it's really a good place for learning language, and i registered at once. oh the point...why i want to learn english? what makes the decision made years before? just one word needed to make it clear---destiny