No (Mind) jumping ! No Judging!
Today a quick post and let me start with the story....
A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her mother came in and softly asked her little daughter with a smile: " My darling, could you give your mom one of your two apples? The girl looked up at her mother for some seconds, then she suddenly took a quick bite on one apple, and then .... quickly, on the other. The mother felt the smile on her face freeze. She tried hard not to reveal her disappointment.Then the little girl handed one of her bitten apples to her mom,and said: "Mom, here you are.This is the sweeter one."
Now, how many of us had come to conclusions at the point of the child taking her bite? I wish I could say "I didn't !", but the truth is I did too!!!. There is always a reason why someone behaves a given way. There is a lot more to ones life and situation than what catches the eye... But in spite of knowing all this, when a situation presents itself, we just go ahead and judge people! We judge the words, and actions of others and we do it with as much ease as we breathe. I remember reading somewhere that because judgement has become so much a part and parcel of us, we cannot see anything, even ourselves without its influence!!!!
No matter who we are, how experienced we are, and how knowledgeable we think we are, we must never jump in and judge people and situations. We must at least give them the privilege to explain themselves. What we see may not always be the reality., so let's never never hurry to conclusions... And that much I think we can all do.....
