I Judge People

March 29, 2010 · Posted in Social · Comment

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I often wonder why people say “you shouldn’t judge”. Is it just one of those politically correct things people say so others think of them as more socially enlightened?

Everyone makes judgments about others. If you claim you don’t, you are only deceiving yourself and others who are deceiving themselves in a similar fashion.

Even animals make judgments. Is the approaching person going to be dangerous, will they pet me, or can I eat them? Making judgments of others is essential to functioning in a society.

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Ownership

February 9, 2010 · Posted in Tao · Comment

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Everything in the world today is considered property. People own land. People own material goods. People even own procedures and concepts.

Humanity’s need to own things wasn’t stopped when we ran out of things to own. Your very own experiences are considered a commodity. If you listen to music or watch a movie without the appropriate people being “rightfully” compensated first, you have committed a crime.

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Choosing Not To See

January 25, 2010 · Posted in Tao · Comment

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So many of us have our eyes open and good vision yet we do not see. It’s not because we’re incapable, but we just don’t look. We don’t want to see.

In U.S. politics, party members and supporters often summarily reject the ideas of other parties. Are they unilaterally against any ideas which don’t originate from their own camp? Or do they just refuse to see? The desire to be correct blinds us.

On a personal level, some turn their backs on the mirror when pressed to really look at themselves and their choices. Those people who want to believe something will not even consider an opposing view. This is most common with religious views. My way is right, every other way is wrong. There is no discussion.

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Selling is Part of Life

June 22, 2008 · Posted in Social · Comment

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Trying to live my life in balance, I encourage myself not to categorize my experiences. This is a difficult choice, especially since my career has been sales for over a decade. I have to keep in check the desire to press what I want others to buy from me and the impression that I can judge in advance what others want from me with being open and simply listening to them tell me what they want.

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