The phrase “Don’t judge a book by its cover” also plays a big role when people are judged from others or things by what they look like from the outside as well. People shouldn’t be judged by how they look, everyone should always have a fair chance to have an opinion cast on them after they share who they are. It actually means that people cannot be judged by what they appear like to you at first, it is necessary to get to know them and “read” them before you can judge them It means not to judge people by the way they look or act. Something very powerful can be inside them. It means don’t judge a person on how they look or where they are at in life, only judge them on who they really are!
I had a wakeup call yesterday not really about judging a book by its cover (I will get there) but just a “feeling sorry” for me moment. I don’t have them often and I always get a wakeup call (everyone does at some point), you have to be in the moment and listen and watch for it, my little moment was really like most people…working hard and just getting by. I was just at a stop light coming home from a couple of errands and like always I see some homeless person with a sign that said “jobless” he looked like a cleaned up man with a bike. I tried not to look at him because I felt guilty that I was just at Old Navy buying a few things for my daughter. So I hid my bags (I don’t know why but I felt awful that he had no money and I was shopping) this is who I am, I can be a little emotional. After hitting the 3rd red light, I tried finding anything I had in my purse and car and all I could find was $2.00!! I was so upset to only give him so little. So he made his way back to my car and open the window and told him I have something for him, and I gave him the $2.00 and told him sorry “I only have $2.00” he said “thank you so much” with a soft smile and put the money in his pocket. As I gave it to him the light changed and I was out on my way, than I just broke down thinking what if this guy was a veteran and he couldn’t get a job or someone who lost his job and everything else. I literally was a blubbering mess, I couldn’t stop! Than on top of that I told him that all I had was $2.00, and that could have been a lot for him. So I just belittled him…Argh…So after yesterday I had two revelations. One, I will not judge a person on what they do or where they are in life because I don’t know where they have been and where they are going. Second, I need to be happy where I am and not to feel sorry for myself. It never is a good thing! Okay, one more thing…I need to donate food and clothes STAT! What a growing day I had yesterday, keep your ears and eyes open to learn more things.
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Thanks for sharing…and it is a great reminder to us all!!