So its been nearly a whole week since I started adhering to “Judge not lest ye be judged” and let me tell you its HARD. Its very hard, it took all my willpower to refrain from judging people inconsiderately. I have messed upa few times, getting lost in the comfort of practiced cynicism and hate. I have seen people through a lens predetermined by other people of a similar type. I forget just who I am and who they are and instead saw them as merely reflections of others like them. I did not see their own personal worth and oppurtunity. This is an important lesson for all of us. Each person has value.
Each life is its own master, no one elses. When you hand over control to a society, or community then you relinquish your free will and the rights it has. You become a slave to whatever others decide. This is treason to oneself. Plain and simple.
This week I made a special moral obligation to not judge others for how I see them. I realised that it is only through me are they defined by me. They themselves are not to blame for my feelings. If someone was to attack me, I would judge them as a danger, however just because someone LOOKS like they might be th esort to attack me does not make them an danger, do you see?
Well onto my next challenge 
I will keep you all posted in about 7 days.
May 7, 2007 at 3:10 am
Great goal to aspire to achieve! I’m sure it’s been pretty difficult already.
The worst is to entirely discard your pre-conceived perceptions of others. It’s bloody hard.
Nonetheless, good luck!
infekt
May 18, 2007 at 6:07 pm
The more you accept yourself as you are, the easier it is to let judgment of others go. It is a truism that we hate in others what we cannot accept in ourselves.
May 23, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Best of luck! This should be an eye-opening goal.
May 24, 2007 at 11:40 am
I agree that this can be challenging. It can also be selectively challenging where certain people just seem to press your buttons. I think they are the the best tests.