Judge Not!

I say 'Judge Not' Though I know this is a difficult task…. We are always find ourselves judging others, things and situations!

Just imagine meeting someone new, in a moment, you’ve already judged them; in a split second, your mind has placed a hundred judgments on them. You’ve judged where you’ve met them, you’ve judged their attire, you’ve judged who introduced you to them, you’ve judged their looks, and you’ve judged the kind of car they arrived in, etc…

Our minds are a “judgment machine!”

Let's discuss the amazing life you can live when you get free from judging every person you meet and every situation you experience. I believe if we can learn to judge less, then we can live happier, more purposeful, and more fulfilled lives. This may very well be one of most important articles you’ve ever read. So don’t judge it based on what you’ve read thus far,don't judge, don’t judge it based on me, just be open to experience what life is trying to teach you in this moment. You’re reading this for a reason, you were destined to show up to this site, at this or a later moment.

Why should you judge less?

Because to judge assumes that you know what’s best, but the reality is you don’t. If you’re honest, you can look over your life and see situations where you thought you had made a terrible decision, but looking back, it was the best thing you ever did. And there are some situations where you thought you had made a good decision, but now you see it as a mistake.

Is there a right and a wrong?

Yes, there are certainly some things that are wrong, and no judgment is required in these situations. For example, we know that it is wrong to kill, and we know that it is wrong to lie. But even the end result of these wrong actions can not always be classified as good or evil. What we call wrong is not necessarily wrong. It’s not necessarily wrong to start a business that fails, and it’s not necessarily wrong to drop-out of college. The problem occurs when you judge it as wrong, and you miss the experience that life was trying to teach you. The failure of a business is not necessarily wrong, it just is, and you have the ability to be happy and stand free from judgment in that situation. You have the ability to be open to what life is teaching you from that experience.
However, when you judge the situation as “wrong,” you forfeit the lesson. You miss the benefit, because you’re not looking for it. You’ve judged it as wrong, and you’ve separated yourself from the occurrence and all that it is capable of offering you. You may have had a child out of wedlock, and you may have judged it as “bad.” I’m not saying that you should repeat the act, I’m saying that there’s no use in placing a negative judgment on what’s already happened, it happened for a reason. That child may cause you to finally grow up, when you would’ve remained a child yourself. That child may one day support you, when no one else will, so don’t judge it as bad and frustrate your present moment.

Learn to stand free from judgment; it happened to bring you where you are today.

If your marriage failed, don’t judge it is bad. It just is, and the truth is, you are a better person because of it, you are more relevant, you are wiser, and you’re making better decisions in the future because of that experience.

A Biblical Example;

If you are christian and familiar with the gospels, you know that Judas betrayed Jesus. Clearly we know that it’s wrong to betray someone, but if Judas hadn’t betrayed Jesus, then Jesus would not have been able to accomplish his mission. Some times it takes a Judas to take you to your destiny. So judge not!

What am I saying?

I’m saying that everything that has happened in your life has happened for a reason, and if you judge it as bad, then you miss the experience, you miss what life is trying to teach you, you miss the happiness and the beauty that is life. That’s not to say that you intentionally live recklessly, you should always use your previous life experiences to determine the consequences that you want to experience going forward, but don’t judge everything that you think is wrong as wrong. It happened for a reason, and you are who you are today because it happened.

Accept it for what it is and move on.

It had to happen for you to arrive in this present moment, don’t be mad at it, don’t judge it, don’t lose sleep over it, it is, what it is, and it was necessary, for you to be the person you are today. Celebrate your past, don’t curse it…kiss it, it’s taken you to where you are today, it’s taken you to this priceless present moment. Judge Less

Labour to make fewer judgments in your life;

Learn to be happy with what is! If you see a nice car, don’t say that car is better than my car, it’s just a car, and the purpose of a car is to get you from point A to point B. No car is necessarily any better than any other car, so when you judge your car as bad, you miss the benefit, you miss the lesson, you miss the experience of driving the car you have. Maybe it’s not the fanciest, maybe it breaks down, but it’s a car, and the experience that you have with it is priceless and can never be duplicated. That “broken down” car can make you a better person, it can make you more disciplined, it can make you work harder to get another car, so appreciate it for that, if for no other reason.

Learn to enjoy the moments of life without judging them as bad: Life is so much better when you recognize that you don’t have to judge, you can just live.

Another Example; No brand of ice cream is necessarily any better than any other brand of ice cream. They’re just different, and each difference brings with it another experience. Don’t judge one as right or wrong. The right one is the one you’re experiencing and appreciating in the moment. Don’t get lost in the relative nature of your taste buds, it is good.

Life is good, it’s only when we choose to judge every moment, and compare one moment to another that we lose the beauty that is life.

There is no moment that is any better than right now, maybe you had more money a few years ago, maybe things seemed better yesterday than today, maybe you think things will be better six months from now, but the reality is- no time is better than right now, because right now is the only time that exists, it’s the only time that matters, it’s the only time that you exists in.
Don’t think that tomorrow will be better than today, because you’ll have more money tomorrow.

Learn to appreciate your current situation; maybe things are a little tight, and maybe the economy isn’t great, but …that’s just part of the journey. Don’t miss the journey because you’ve judged it as bad, the journey is necessary to get you to your destination. Don’t curse the bridge that’s taking you to your future, enjoy it, appreciate it, experience it, be grateful for the bridge! The bridge is making you better, the bridge is making you stronger, the bridge is preparing you for your future.

In Closing:

Learn to recognize that each moment that you’re living is the best moment, celebrate it for that reason alone. The fact that no better time has ever existed is sufficient enough reason to be ecstatic in the present.

I hope this article has inspired you to release judgment, I hope this article will cause you to live a better life.

Thank you for reading.