letting go of judgment
03/27/14
I'm on a big quest toward letting go of judgment. Negative judgment of other people at least. An interesting exercise from the universe is these two homeless men at the bus stop/on the bus. With no headphones on me I couldn't help but just listen to their conversation this entire time. They spoke of where they might sleep tonight & ideas in that realm, they spoke of their options for eating tonight. All incredibly interesting and insightful and a good reason to practice gratitude for what I had. I actually felt awkward using my smartphone in front of them (and also I want to do that less especially when outside), so I stopped and just peoplewatched the bar across the street and listened.
All is good until one of them says something like "something something next thing y'know we'll have a gay mayor! This state is so fucked. I don't know why I'm even here." I withheld judgment til this moment. Why would someone with so little* still hold onto such hatred and discrimination? What does being gay have to do with being a mayor? Part of me wanted to think his outlook on the world living in a liberal place had perhaps contributed to where he is now.
I reminded myself I don't know this person , what he's been through, and I can't make that assumption. Needless to say I was temporarily offended but soon after let it go.
They were fairly jolly and amusing I appreciated that. They decided to ride the rapidride from west seattle as far as it goes (Ballard?) and then ride it back to stay warm and kill a few hours; one of them will probably go to the 'sobering house' or sobering facility or something - I forget the exact name. Hadn't heard of it.
Random glimpse into the life of someone less fortunate than you or I. Grateful for that as I blog on my smartphone on the bus, on my way to see one of my favorite musicians, Emancipator. Appreciate what ya got!
I'm on a big quest toward letting go of judgment. Negative judgment of other people at least. An interesting exercise from the universe is these two homeless men at the bus stop/on the bus. With no headphones on me I couldn't help but just listen to their conversation this entire time. They spoke of where they might sleep tonight & ideas in that realm, they spoke of their options for eating tonight. All incredibly interesting and insightful and a good reason to practice gratitude for what I had. I actually felt awkward using my smartphone in front of them (and also I want to do that less especially when outside), so I stopped and just peoplewatched the bar across the street and listened.
All is good until one of them says something like "something something next thing y'know we'll have a gay mayor! This state is so fucked. I don't know why I'm even here." I withheld judgment til this moment. Why would someone with so little* still hold onto such hatred and discrimination? What does being gay have to do with being a mayor? Part of me wanted to think his outlook on the world living in a liberal place had perhaps contributed to where he is now.
I reminded myself I don't know this person , what he's been through, and I can't make that assumption. Needless to say I was temporarily offended but soon after let it go.
They were fairly jolly and amusing I appreciated that. They decided to ride the rapidride from west seattle as far as it goes (Ballard?) and then ride it back to stay warm and kill a few hours; one of them will probably go to the 'sobering house' or sobering facility or something - I forget the exact name. Hadn't heard of it.
Random glimpse into the life of someone less fortunate than you or I. Grateful for that as I blog on my smartphone on the bus, on my way to see one of my favorite musicians, Emancipator. Appreciate what ya got!