Saturday, September 5, 2009

Who's Judging?

"I'm not judging or anything..." "Don't judge me..."
How often have we heard phrases like that? We've made "judgement" the dirtiest word of our time. But after all, what do judges do? Look at all the facts, listen to all the evidence, put it together with logic, and come to a conclusion. I can think of worse ways to go. The judge doesn't even go so far as to say whether the accused is a good person or bad. Judges merely judge if the accused is guilty of a particular act or not, based on all the facts, the evidence, and the application of logic. They may then award punishment because it is in their power to do so.
But call the guy who lounges around in bed watching TV all day every day lazy, and he will accuse you of judgement, a far greater sin than sloth. I, personally, fail to see the active and ambitious person trying to get out. I do judge him to be lazy, and I'm not afraid to say so.

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  1. well, judgment/judging are different from being judgmental. being judgmental means you didn't use fair practices while judging someone.

    so, next time someone says "don't judge me," you can say that you are not being judgmental, and that judging someone is absolutely acceptable...

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  2. Great blurb , gotta thank R.kilpadi for linking me to this blog

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    1. Thank you! And thanks, Rahul. I had no idea this was still in existence.

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