I think it is nearly impossible to not perceive or judge
another person who is communicating to us in one way or another. I will be the first to admit that I am guilty
of this and I am sure most can agree. We
judge on how the person looks, how they talk, how they express themselves, what
we know about them, their history, what we have heard about them, what we
assume they are like, what their ethnic background is and stereotypes that are
associated with that, their religious or political affiliations or their economic
status. The list goes on. I think as receivers we take the message that
is sent to us, and see if we can apply it to our own lives, morals and values. If they don’t align, that is where the
judgment is formed. I think the best way
to overcome this is to try and keep an open mind. You won’t always agree with what someone has
to say, but you can keep an open mind to the possibility that that is their
truth and appreciate your differences. I
think in any situation, we can always take away some sort of lesson and apply it
in our daily lives.
its true that if we dont hear what we want to hear from someone or we see that we have nothing in common with this person, we tend to start judging and maybe even distancing yourself from this person. on the other hand, i have been best friends with my best friend since we were 4 years old, and at that age we dont know how to judge so everyone is cool to us :) but now that were both 22 years old, dear lord we dont have one thing in common but thats honestly why we have so much fun together we balance each other out, if i hadn't known her for so long i honestly dont know if we would have clicked as well, cause now its just a natural habit to judge and categorize
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