One of the essential aspects of human relationship is communication.
Communication is important not just in casual talk, but also in the exchange of ideas and discussion, and for a common understanding with each other.
There is even the art of communication for those who wish to sharpen their presentation skills and for public speaking.
Good communication will lead to better relationships and deeper understanding between persons.
On the other hand, poor or bad communication will lead to misunderstandings and even arguments and quarrels.
In the 1st reading, when men spoke the same language, they seemed to be communicating well with each other.
They were even united in one objective, and that is to build a town and a tower with the top reaching to heaven, so as to make a name for themselves.
But God was nowhere in their communication as they were only interested in themselves and not interested in God at all.
That leads us to reflect about who we communicate with and the purpose of our communication.
If we are only interested in ourselves and what we can gain from others, we will end up confused and scattered, like the people who tried to build the town of Babel.
Let us remember to always communicate with God through prayer, so that we will know what God wants of us.
Our communication with God will become a union with Him and that is certainly much much better than gaining the whole world.