‘Oh yes you can’, I can hear you say, but read on, you might just agree with me. I’m going to make a statement – with no argument – and comments are more than welcome, in fact I’d love to hear what you think. So….
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You can’t judge someone else’s actions by your own standards.
(That doesn’t mean you have to agree with their actions, by the way, just that you can’t JUDGE them)
well said!
Thank you. It’s too easy to be quick to judge. I know I’m guilty of it too……
Yes; no. There are some actions that are so far beyond my moral boundaries that I would have no qualms about judging them. For instance, if you decided to go around kidnapping people and sacrificing them by cutting their hearts out, I might suspect you were insane, but I wouldn’t hesitate to say you should be stopped as fast as possible. Or, moving into our unfortunately current world, I remember a recent news story about parents (in Pakistan, if I remember correctly) who murdered their daughter by dousing her with acid because they thought she had glanced at a boy. That’s evil. I don’t care what notions of family honor you think you’re defending; torturing your own child to death is evil, and by acting like that you have destroyed your family honor.
On the other hand, most of the things people might do fall into the categories of “not to my taste, but whatever” or “well, you have to know the backstory” or “it’s the best among the available choices.” Or the category of “it’s reasonable when I do that but not when you do.”
We all do judge other’s actions, so I have a language usage problem with your statement. Are you saying that we SHOULDN’T judge others by our own standards? And I’d like to know what you mean by “judge.” Is this different from discernment? Does it involve approval or condemnation or punishment? Is this only in a negative sense, or are we not supposed to judge another’s actions when we agree with them?
I think it’s impossible not to judge based on so many factors, morality, crime, genetics, evolution, environment, religion, sexuality..the key is to keep your eyes wide open mouth shut !!
I respect your opinion. It may not be mine, but you have a right to have your opinion. Judge not that you may not be judged.