Sometimes we think we know a lot about an individual, and we react using that knowledge. Perhaps that knowledge has been received from an entity with which we have something in common—one that we trust. Next, we stand in judgment of the person by the definition we have been given for him or her by the trusted entity. We could so easily find ourselves to be misinformed, or perhaps, under-informed.
Individuals are complex integrations of positive and negative traits, and unless we have had personal contact with that person, we really should take care to find out more before we judge. (I was re-taught this lesson, today—thank you, Sis!) The Internet offers us a great (albeit not only) resource to find out more about the complex actions of famous and not-so-famous individuals—we just might find out we have more in common than we originally thought.
I’ve had my comeuppance, today, and I humbly eat crow. I also ask that everyone else take time to check just one assumption you hold on the basis of what you have learned from a trusted, but potentially biased, source. You’ll be glad you did.
Peace and blessings (practice the first; count the second).
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