Don’t Be So Quick to Judge

Now, now...Don't Go Jumping to Conclusions. There are Always Reasonable Explanations.

Y’know…this whole blogwar thing has me all in a dither.  How could a group of individuals who never even heard of us before our nomination for Best Liberal Blog engage in such vile hate spewing behavior against us?  It’s just not normal.  The fact that it just defies rationality has led so many of us to define who THEY are…and so I’ve decided to step back from the war dance and practice an important credo “Don’t Be So Quick to Judge.”

To help me in my quest for self-improvement I went to “the Google” and sought the assistance of ‘the Internets’ (you know…that technology Al Gore invented and Ted Steven’s so articulately explained.) I found an inspiring site with an article aptly titled “Don’t Be So Quick to Judge.”  Eureka! I said to myself…this article was serendipitously waiting for me to read it!

And so I began to read the wise advice it held:

Here’s the bottom line.

You just don’t know.

You just don’t know what’s going on in another person’s life.

You just don’t know the entire situation and the circumstances that are involved.

You just don’t know what’s going on in another person’s head.

Darn…how right that is!  Was I too quick to judge these individuals?  Maybe I was misreading the intent of their actions?  Could I really be that wrong?

The article continues with more sage wisdom that would be useful in my soul-searching:

For example, you meet someone for the first time and he seems a bit rude, a bit standoffish, not very graceful in terms of social manners, and appears a bit angry. We take that information and paint that person as just that in everyday life, when in reality, he could’ve just been having a bad day. A deal might’ve not gone through at work, maybe he didn’t get the raise he wanted, or maybe he just had a bad fight with his wife.

That must be it!  They are just having a bad day!  Take a look at the picture of one of these poor souls above.  At first blush, one might think that his pretty pink nighty was evidence of some sexual fetish he has about Barbie Dolls.  But if we really keep that open mind and give him the benefit of the doubt, we should also be willing to explore the possibility that he’s been working really really hard and just got behind on the laundry that his wife let pile up.  Maybe all that was left to wear in the house was his daughter’s pink nighty.  Let’s be fair about this.

And that Hello Kitty laptop.  Now don’t go judging so fast that this young man is some immature nerd with a penchant for all things “kitty” since it’s the closest he’ll ever get to (ahem) the feline parts of a woman; nor does it indicate that he rode the short bus to school.  This may just be a loaner from his office while his REAL manly laptop is out for service.  C’mon now…it could be. 

Now don’t get me started on those tissues.  While I’ll confess my immediate reaction was…well…y’know, he was making lots of messes there at the keyboard I realized that it was entirely possible that, as the author above states “…he could’ve just been having a bad day” and he was just indulging in a good long cry.  I’m willing to consider these acceptable explanations…Aren’t You?

Look, if we just try to give these poor souls a little understanding, maybe they’ll see that we’re not so bad after all. As the writer of “Don’t Be So Quick to Judge,” Brian Kim says,

So keep an open mind. You don’t know the whole story. You just don’t know. But you can, if you just keep an open mind and take the initiative to find out.

Thanks Brian.  I really needed this to straighten me out!  Now everyone…get out there and VOTE “The Confluence” – Best Liberal Blog.

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