We all judge people. It’s a part of our human nature, whether we want to do it or not. We could even try not to judge others, but we will do it anyway. We can, however, choose to look past those judgments. To get to know the person we’re judging. More often than not, we’ll find our own judgement was wrong.
There are many things we use to judge other people. We do it at a glance every day. And when we judge someone, we put a label on them. We find one or two words that “describe” them.
But a person can’t be defined in just one or two words.
When we label someone, we put them in a box. And when we interact with them, if we ever do, we expect them to stay in the box with that label. And sometimes expectation is all it takes to beat a person into staying in that box, into living up to the label that may not describe them.
We judge others and label them using many factors, taking things in at a glance. Mannerisms, clothing, posture, cleanliness, manner of speech, and even skin color. All theses are things we use to judge and label others. And others use these things to judge and label us.
But these judgments are based off of our own perceptions and preferences. They’re not fact. When we judge others, we bring in our own experiences and tastes. Things we’ve learned, beliefs we have or have adopted.
There’s always more to a person than what we judge them by.
Each of us has a soul, a past, a story to tel. If we judge before we know a person, we could miss out on a great story, a great lesson, a great friend.
We can’t expect ourselves to stop judging others. It’s human nature. But we can get ourselves to look past those judgments and get to know the person we’re judging. We don’t have to get to know every person we come across. That’s not feasible. But we should always remember that there’s more to a person than meets the eye. Appearances aren’t everything, and they can be deceiving.
After all, isn’t there more to you than what can be seen with the naked eye?
Voice Pianissimo 
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