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what a jerk!
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 5:45 PMIt isn't like I think this makes me special or anything, I know that most everyone does this. The revelation of my own judgmental-ness is troubling in couple of ways.
1- I really hate it. I have always really hated it when other people judge me. And I try to always call other people out when they are doing it to other people. (this does not make me very popular among the cool people) When I left the mormon church at age 13 I gave a speech to my ward (congregation) about the evil double edged sword of 'judge not lest ye be judged'. Yeah. I had issues.
Now I'm able to realize that it is something we have to do, and in fact
#2-my whole profession is a very advanced form of judging people.... judging what they have wrong with them on a physical-psycho-emotional level. This fine tuning of my judging of others is really messing with my head. I don't want to be sizing people up all the time. I haven't learned how to turn it off turn it on.
The most pronounced place for this to happen is on my daily commute. Tri-met is filled with people with all kinds of pathology. So are the clubs, so are any gathering of social groups of people. It is all a bit overwhelming.
There are observations: that man just cut off an old woman to get on the bus in front of her. These lead to judgement: what a fucking jerk!
another example: observation: that 20 something year old man is cutting his finger and toenails on the bus. judgement: unhygenic SLOB!
So my self reflection is more about the language I am using to interpret. I can let myself observe without creating angry violent language to label it. Those reactions are a reflection of my own preconceptions. Somedays it is easier than others to let my own true nature out from underneath those preconceptions.
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Tue, May 6, 2008 - 8:31 PM
I hear you and struggle with much of the same. However, there is a fundamental truth at work here. People who cut in lines ARE assholes. Especially those who would do so at the expense of an old lady who likely would benefit from being allowed to seat her tired bones ASAP. This is not so much judgment as it is a statement of observable fact. It is not opposable thumbs that separates us from our furry brethren. It is MANNERS. If the social contract says that cutting in a line is a an asshole maneuver, logic dictates the conclusion. Now, scoffing at people as hopeless cases -as I have done on more than one one occasion- for wearing socks with sandals is a straight up judgment. What can I say? I'm working on it..
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Wed, May 7, 2008 - 8:58 AM
prejudice
people judge people every second. Being conscious of it and trying to be fair is all you can do.
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