A friend told me the other day that I was the most judgemental person she knew.
That may be an exaggeration. But it's true I've often been an overly critical person. I've really struggled with it over the past ten years or so, with only middling results. I did pretty well with it for awhile, but lately I've been worse about it.
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Maybe your friend was judging you.
Judge things and people!! Of course!! What else?
What's wrong with having opinions??
If there's anything I occasionally miss when in OK, it's the art of having a good old controversial discussion (normally something I find very enriching!) - one gets the feeling that it's the end of the world for some people, if anybody voices a real opinion.
So just keep judging whatever you feel like judging, I'd say. America is full of verbal candy floss anyway, so it's refreshing to hear someone who has an opinion.
Being judgemental means that you obviously have thought about things and have come to a certain conclusion.
That's more than many people can claim they ever bothered to do.
Greetings from Europe,
Brigitte
I don't think there's anything wrong with having opinions about politics, current affairs and such, as long as we can recognize the difference between opinions and fact.
What I'm talking about is my habit of criticizing the way people dress, the way they walk, the way they drive about FIVE MILES AN HOUR when I need to get somewhere, or else SOME IDIOT is RIGHT ON MY BACK BUMPER when I'm driving at a PERFECTLY REASONABLE SPEED.
Sure, I understand, but why not have an opinion on these things?
Life would be incredibly boring if everyone refrained from having an opinion.
If it bothered me tremendously that someone thought that my clothes suck or my driving or my whatever, I would wonder how come I am so insecure that this could bother me at all.
In that case, I'd feel guilty of never having grown out of being a mental 15-year-old.
In other words: Any adult should be able to take it that some people might not like what they do, I find.
Doesn't being a mature adult entail the delicious thought: "So what? Fuck 'em! Who cares?"
So I still congratulate you on being judgemental. To me it means that you're still alive and kicking. Welcome to the Club!
The moment I'll stop having an opinion about just about everything, see me in the morgue.
B
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