Judgment Day
I've come to realize that so many of the decisions I've made in life are the result of the choices and judgments I make about the people I come across. There are several situations that I managed clumsily and ungraciously. There are more people than I'd care to count who I have hurt or treated with something less than the respect and/or kindness that they deserve. My personal philosophy is that every person who exists, has existed, or will ever exist deserves sympathy. Everyone has reasons for doing the things they do and behaving the way they do, and whether or not those reasons are legitimate in my mind is completely irrelevant because I can only ever speak for myself. Because of this philosophy, I try hard to eliminate harsh judgment or disdain toward people--I am constantly reminding myself that every situation I witness or take part in would look much different from the eyes of the other people involved. I try to remember that no one can be or will ever be perfect and I remember all of the times when I felt like other people were misunderstanding or misjudging ME and how singled out and down trodden that made me feel. I try to avoid judging other people for their quirks or mistakes, but I'm not perfect either, and there will always be people with whom I fail to uphold this philosophy. But I'd like to take the small opportunity afforded here to apologize for any situation in which I was too human to look past my immediate impulse to judge and to promise that eventually, once I've had sometime to cool down, I will always be able to forgive and to offer sympathy, even if not directly.
It's hard to stay angry when there's so much love in the world.
It's hard to stay angry when there's so much love in the world.