Saturday, September 29, 2012

Why do you have to be so judgmental?

To answer the question logically, yes it is possible to perceive others without in some way judging or categorizing them. However, majority of us are so quick probably to judge people no matter how hard we try. Its almost a natural process in the brain to compare someone else to who we are and hold them up to our standards. In a way it us looking to see if we approve of them in a sense. A good standard I try to view every situation as is not only do you not know what that person has gone through but we are all on the Earth to live. We are all here doing somewhat of the same thing, just different goals. Approaching situations in that manner sort of allows you to have a blank canvas. Even when I am approaching somebody I try not to judge them at all, however I know I do. If I catch myself judging someone in a more unfair manner or even judging at all I will still keep that thought just not hold them to it. I try to give the person a chance to prove themselves, because my mentality comes back to the previous rules I mentioned, you never know their situation, who they really are, and their thoughts. On top of that, we are all humans on Earth to live. In the gist of things I find that the human brain is calculating way too many thoughts to even not process the concept of judging, like I said its almost natural.

1 comment:

  1. I agree with you we tend to judge others more harshly then ourselves. I catch myself doing that all the time. Then, I pause and try to remind myself that everyone is different and unique. I also agree with you, that we all have our own methods of achieving our goals. It is also easy to judge if you are unfamiliar with that person’s background and culture. Like one of our classmates noted, it is a good idea to judge ourselves more harshly compared to others. I think this method will help us lower ourselves to the reality of differences.

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