LIFE: Judging people

Humans have a tendency to judge other people through their actions, their appearance, their behavior and manners. They think that all the above mention criterion describe them as people and their traits can be generalized and they can be put into specific categories of people. People do this to some extent; they can be judgmental to the extreme of being racists, sexists, or biased on the sexual orientation or creed, or just as small as claiming another person to be “hyper” or aloof.

The most appropriate way of dealing with the natural feelings of generalizing is to see every individual as a separate identity with various aspects to him or her. Not everyone is the same, and everyone is the not the same al the time. So, if you judge others, there is a good chance that you will be judged at some point in time as well. As it says in the Bible, “Judge not lest you be judged”.

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