Judgement
I just did a search for lj's of people in my town. I found a lot of them. I realized that everyone has a soul so rich in thoughts and knowledge that it overwhelms me just to think about it. I saw another side to many people. Talk of mental disorders, abuse, love, and regret. We all have everything. Yet no one can see it. You meet me. My name is Julie. I am 5'4, I have brown hair, green eyes, and I am wearing a black shirt and jeans. I am overweight, and you think I'm lazy. My hair is a mess and you think I don't care about myself. You see me smile and you think I'm happy. You see me cry and you think I'm sad. I give you a compliment and you think I'm "just trying to be nice." Or you think that that makes me a nice person. I don't talk- you think I'm shy ALL of the time. I talk too much- you find me annoying. You've heard that I'm a good singer-maybe you're jealous, so now you tell yourself that I'm overrated. Judgement isn't this HUUUGEE thing where you pick apart a person from the surface and rate everything and name it. It's more automatic than that. Judgement happens no matter what.. unless we give people time. Unless we give people time to show who they are- and if in that time they are fake or not theirselves, but we think its them? It is their own fault for not being themselves.. and it is our fault for not seeing past the charade. We need to give people time and CALM DOWN our minds reaction to judge. Everybody deserves time. We are in no rush. People are beautiful and just saying "everyone has something to offer", isn't enough. We must say to ourselves: no matter what, this person that I am meeting is a person rich in knowledge about something and you will never, ever meet this same soul in another body in your life. I feel as if people look at me and think I am average. If they found out what happend last year they think I am "screwed up" "a mess" or "overly emotional". If they hear me talking to certain friends they think I am obnoxious. If they see me wearing something nice they might think that I'm trying to impress someone. I am so done with all of this bullshit. Please, please, give people a chance, and do not judge anyone no matter how much you don't feel like giving them the time.