Person: "What friend?"
Me: "Oh, their name is ____"
Person: "Ugh. I hate them. They are so rude and stuff!"
Me: "Err..." *what do you really know about this person? I think they're nice...*"Well do you really know them?"
Person: "Not really. I have a class with them and they are just awful!"
Me: "Uhhh..."
This drives me insane! Who are you to judge someone you barely even know? Ever hear or see the saying "You know my name, not my story"? Well, it's true!
Here is the deal with this post. I admit... It is a bit more of a rant than anything else. It won't be 'informative' I suppose but overall I think my points are valid, whereas people's negative judgments are not.
In human nature, we judge. It is a basis of life, and that is not the problem. The problem is that some then base their actions and sometimes even their words in order to fit their judgment. When we do that, we are considered rude. Simple as.
I will put it in a science hypothesis "If, Then, Because" statement.
If we judge someone(call them a jerk), then they will act that way towards us, because that is how you expect them to act towards us. Why should they waste their time correcting us? If we don't give them a chance or behave sociably towards them, then why would they waste their time? So basically, I just created this short rant to say STOP IT. Like, goodness, chill out.
Okay. I'm done. Sorry about that. Continue on and read my other stuff. Also, I have some news. For a Journalism project I have to create about 5 posts on a certain subject SO for the first time ever, be excited because I will UPDATE my blog more than once a year. Yay!
Glad to see you posting again!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the read this one had. I think judgment is a normal part of human nature, though. And it seems to me that the take-away is to withhold judgment until you know more.
Which makes sense. I dig it.