Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Perceiving Others
I believe it is almost impossible to perceive someone without judging or categorizing them. When others start talking to us, we start to listen, but as they continue to speak, we start to make observations. Either the way they talk, what they are wearing, how they approached us, and many other ways. And always, everyone is going to talk about someone behind their back. The moment they are away from each other, the truth and trash talking come out, they're put in a category, and the judgmental comments are said.
To make this as fair as possible, it's always nice to not let the other person here about what is being said about them. But why is it so hard for us to not be judgmental? It's part of our society to do so, whether is critiquing them on what they said or even correcting them without them knowing. Or simply it's fair enough to suggest how they can talk better or approach the topic in another way.
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I agree with you completely. I think that until we get to know someone, like talking to them or getting to know someone, people don't stop judging others. I think it's very sad how we continue to judge others without knowing them. I also feel that it's harder to perceive someone then to judge them, this is because it's doesn't take much to judge someone, however; it's hard work to get to know someone and perceive them. I know it's easy to point out what society as a whole does, but I can't say that I haven't done it either. Good post.
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