Hello to all of you that ride the ecoTrain.
Judgement by definition : the process of forming an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing. Webster's Dictionary.
Now this seems straightforward, most of us will form an opinion, after evaluation, through communication, by listening to what others have to say on a particular subject. But there are some who will form an opinion immediately, judging others by their appearance, like the clothes they wear, the color of their hair or skin, their accent ,the shape of their bodies or the tattoos they have. All just superficial, none of that penetrates the inner person.
Narrow minded people.
Through Social Media and round the clock "breaking news", social unrest, political turmoil, racial injustice ,climate crisis, pandemic blah, blah, blah, is in our faces 24/7. We are on information/disinformation OVERLOAD. Plenty of judgement going on. The problem now, in my opinion, is that we are absorbing too many negative messages that shrink our minds, making us let open to others' input, blocking us from evaluating the true inner person.
COMMUNICATION.
You can't judge a book by it's cover, you have to read the words, better yet, listen to the words, just listen. Turn off the electronics, get back to the basics, start really communicating again, remember body language counts , as well as facial expression. Judging others, with your own opinion already formed, is not a fair or valid judgement. If it was done to you or I, we would all cry Foul
Just my thoughts.
Keep your gut reaction to others to yourself until you have spent some time listening .
Remember, looks can be deceiving.
Walk a mile in their shoes.
Keep an open mind.
Choose love over hate.
All humankind will face judgement someday.
The only question left to ask, who will be the final JUDGE. ????
I am keeping my answer to myself, it's personal.
