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The Court of Life

I think it is amazing how we - me included - are skewed to judge people. We all do it, but some acts of judging a person or something is more dangerous than others. You may say "I'm not judgemental", and you're right to feel so. If it is true, good on you. If not, take heart that it's not always detrimental. We see a guy who drives a shabby car, or wear shabby shoes, and we judge the person. "Probably a salaried staff of a small firm", we say, and that in reality is judging a person. Quite harmless I suppose, as it will be forgotten just as quickly as the fleeting moment of judging itself. We see a house, and we judge the occupants. We see people and we judge their habits. Quite harmless, and also wasteful if you ask me. But then there's the judging of a different kind; one where our judgement actually affects a person, or persons. Take for example a situation when a new employee joins our firm or department. Naturally, we will be sizing the person u...