Friday, November 16, 2007

A Blog With A Moral

I was just barely studying in a remote corner of the fourth story of a building on campus, when an irresistable wave of sleepiness overcame me. Since no one else was around and I felt quite secluded, I decided to kick off my shoes, lay back, and enjoy a quick catnap before going to work. At some point during my slumber I heard two guys walk by. Apparently the desire to judge and criticize me was just too great, because I heard, as they walked away, "Who does he think he is? This isn't his house." First moral to this story, don't judge others. You never know all the circumstances to a situation, especially a situation you witnessed while walking by on your way to some destination. I've seen others doing what I did, in much more public places. I have no problem with that, as long as you are not taking up unjustly amounts of space that others desire to occupy. Moral two, always give others the benefit of the doubt unless you have a good reason to do otherwise. It can be hard not to judge others by their appearance, but would you really want others to do the same to you? What if I'd have been up all night fighting a fire and saving orphans? And last, but not least, don't be a douchebag. If you have something you are just dying to say about someone else, have the courage to say it to their face. If you don't dare say that thing you want to get off of your chest directly to the person concerned, chances are you are making a hypocritical judgment. "Let he who is without sin first cast a stone." We all have an obligation, as human beings, to respect those around us. No matter what position you are in, how famous you are or how much money you make, nothing gives you the right to disrespect someone for no reason at all.
Join me next time, I will be discussing our moral obligations to trees. . .

1 comment:

croonie said...

good show mate. I completely agree with you. There is a difference between a jerk and a jester, one makes you laugh. I dont believe in people who are too judgemental. I like to keep an open mind and give people the benefit of the doubt. And the crazy thing is...in that guys comment he was calling you a d-bag when really the fact that he made a judgemental comment, he might as well have said, "Hey guy. Hey sleeping guy. I am an enormous douche and I am a judger." Where does he get off?