Judge Not

I’m sure that most of you have been a lucky recipient of those infamous WalMart e-mails wherein they show pictures of people in various styles of dress (or lack thereof) with written captions beneath that usually give you a good chuckle.  And yes, I do laugh.  Seriously, I’ve seen some interesting characters when visiting the popular chain but none as visually stimulating as those chosen to be part of their annual e-mail blast.

Note:  If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I will make sure you get added to my mother’s e-mail list.  She can hit the send button faster than Superman when this annual gem shows up in her inbox!   

In hindsight, I suppose laughter could be considered as judgmental on my part.  The good book tells us over and over that we should be compassionate toward all people.  Some people easily fit that command and others do not.  There are all kinds of things that we judge others for; the above was just a silly opening that brought a visual to my ranting.  It is hard to be a person who consistently gives, constantly loves, is always reliable, and unfailingly dependable.  I don’t know one person who does this one hundred percent of the time.      

·         We are human. 

·         We make mistakes. 

·         All the time.

It’s hard to be compassionate for those who deliberately set out to harm others, for elected officials who vote or do everything but what we elected them for, for upper management locking in golden parachutes while those keeping their companies afloat are relegated to more work and less pay in order for them to achieve their contractual goals.  These points are only a few of the occurrences that make us, as a community of people, judgmental. 

Keep in mind that the world is not fair.  We often overlook our own faults in order to effectively judge others.  It is imperative that we do our best to walk upright and live the most wholesome lives that we can, to be as fair as we possibly can, and love others to the best of our ability.  I will strive every day to be the best person that I can be.  However,  I know that I will be opening the next WalMart e-mail.  I can’t help it.  And I will laugh.  My only hope is that I don’t run into one of the award winners in person.  That will definitely put an end to my WalMart shopping days. 

      ·         Is this judgmental?  Yes. 

·         Am I being honest? Yes. 

·         Am I human?  All the time.