.......... how would you react? What would be the most appropriate response?
Do you greet that person with open arms or, keeping a safe distance, sharpening your thoughts with negative perceptions, perhaps just like a majority of people in the neighbourhood?
Humans have got to be the most prejudiced species in the whole planet, if not the whole universe. Whenever we come across someone who seemed weird on first impression, a myriad of not-so-nice adjectives would flood in our minds, gradually having us believed whatever thought came to mind. I just find it rather odd that everyone's a judge to each other, passing judgment on others twice as fast as actually getting to know that person.
What's worse, those perceptions that we imposed on whoever we target usually sticks for a very long time, unless proven wrong. In fact, some of us have become critical of others at a young age. I've even witnessed parents condoning such acts in front of their children. It's like the whole city is a shooting gallery and everyone's both the shooter and the bull's-eye. It gets messy.
What happened to all those so-called "spirit of unity & tolerance"? I don't know. Never was my idea in the first place.
Anyway,
Until then...........
3 comments:
Better than a pedophile in my opinion. Or ex-ax murderer.
Nicely said!
Very true. We tend to judge people even when we meet for the very first time.
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