Interaction with colleagues, posts on Facebook, random occurrences of this week have me pondering how we judge. It is clear to me that in order to place judgment you need to understand the story from every angle. If you must judge then start by reaching out to everyone involved, talk to people to understand their opinions; gather all the information and then make the judgment call.
One experience of the week that disturbs me is an incident that happened between two high school students. One of them ended up in the hospital. Ammon witnessed most of what happened and tells me the one who ended up in the hospital provoked the situation to the point of "no return". The other boy was arrested. He is very close to being 18 and they thought they might charge him as an adult. But then all the charges were dropped because he was acting in self defense. Senseless idiocy, that's what I say.
One experience of the week that disturbs me is an incident that happened between two high school students. One of them ended up in the hospital. Ammon witnessed most of what happened and tells me the one who ended up in the hospital provoked the situation to the point of "no return". The other boy was arrested. He is very close to being 18 and they thought they might charge him as an adult. But then all the charges were dropped because he was acting in self defense. Senseless idiocy, that's what I say.
Tonight I am thankful for children who, for the most part, are focused on making the best choice.
Judgment - Do we really have the right? In all actuality we can't really know what's in a persons heart. We judge based on our own values, perspectives, opinions, beliefs. I believe the world is filled with good-hearted souls who are struggling to make sense of how we exist. It is best to exercise mutual appreciation and practice kindness, charity and love in all things.
