Listening and hearing are two very different things they will never be the same, hearing means you've only heard the words but that doesn't mean you understand them or are will do to as they have been spoken. Though listening isn't always better, listening is when you hear the words but you understand and are actually paying attention to what the person is talking about. In my opinion hearing is far more fun and interesting than listening, to me hearing is more fun because I have always loved the saying "smile and wave boys, smile and wave" also then if the person is getting on your nerves then you can just nod and say I understand, yes totally, I agree, things like that it shows your hearing them but not nesseraily listening.

Listening is a bit out there but you know who ever said it was a bad thing