I would like to start off by using a quote by Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha “It is not for me to judge another man's life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for myself. For myself, alone.” In life, we come across all varieties of people with different beliefs and customs. It is inevitable. Therefore, tolerance is crucial to promote world peace, prosperity, and harmony. I believe in tolerance and understanding of others. I would like to start off by using a quote by Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha “It is not for me to judge another man's life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for myself. For myself, alone.” In life, we come across all varieties of people with different beliefs and customs. It is inevitable. Therefore,
To begin, I witness these judgments, comparisons and assumptions being made almost every day amongst my family, leaving me astonished with human nature’s judgmental side. As the oldest child in my family, my brother is always expected to be
... must deal with all the images put out by society, his peers and his own family, by deciding for himself what values are important to him.
Being a judgmental person cannot benefit anyone positively. In the book Salvation by Langston Hughes, the boy only faked as if he was seeing Jesus, just so he wouldn’t be judged. While he judged the church as a group he wanted to conform with so he must have looked up to his fellow churchgoers. This caused major internal conflict for this boy, since the church impacted him so much.
life rift between moral expectation, purity and the idyllic and the crass and corrupt truth of society.
that it is up to the individual person to make the right choice and to
“The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral.” –
Moreover, we should not judge the people we meet, the experiences we have, or the opportunities we are given in our lives at face value. I believe as humans, we are inherently judgmental and this can make it relatively difficult to put aside all personal biases to give the people you meet, the experiences you have, and the opportunities you are given your full attention. If I would have continued to let both my personal biases and judgmental behavior hold me back from meeting new people, trying new things, or taking advantage of great opportunities, I would have never met a majority of the people that I now call my best friends nor realized my full potential as a
Joes Osteen once quoted, “The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that's really the essence of the Christian faith.” For centuries many people were killed over their
Emerson in Self Reliance writes, “You will always find those who think they know what is your duty better than you know it” (Emerson). A person knows themselves better than anyone else knows them. A person can not live off of what other people think is best for them but what they think is the best for themselves. One example from Dead Poet Society is when Mr. Keating tells the boys to rip out the introduction to their books. Mr. Keating believes that they need to consider their own feelings about poetry and literature and not what the authors of the book think about it. This shows that a person's personal opinion is better and has a greater impact than the opinions of the other people around them. Another example, is when Mr. Keating explains to Neil that he needs to follow his dream of acting and not the dream that his father has set out for him (Weir). By explaining this to Neil it shows Mr. Keating's beliefs that people should follow the path they want to. Romantics/ Transcendentalists say that a person's beliefs are better than they might think they are but you have to understand that people are inherently good. The fact that people are inherently good and should follow their own beliefs is one Romantic/ Transcendentalist idea that Mr. Keating
“The rules we know, even the ones we intuitively feel, are by no means the rules we always follow.” This implies that a good judgment is pretty reliable starting with man on man. However, those standards we know, and the ones we understand, are in no way shape or form those standards we take after. I agree with Kluger, our parents could teach us morality, but doesn’t simply mean we going to follow what we have learned as soon as we walk out the house. We may know it’s bad or good but the environment or your mood will determine how that day will go. My mom has always taught my siblings and me to respect people doesn’t matter the age or gender, to treat people the way you want to be treated. But that didn’t mean one of us follow her rule when we step out the house, my mom got called to the school many of time because one of my sisters was bullying someone, when question she know she was doing something wrong, but still continue to do it. Even though my sisters knew it was wrong she didn’t not followed the rules either to impress a friend. Kluger’s was right our parents could teach us morality , but doesn’t mean we will do the right
Living in a diverse world should be something a person should be proud of. Getting to know a person’s culture and their beliefs should be a wonderful ability. Respecting one another is important, even though a lot of people still disregard that, which should discontinue. We should all start to learn how to make this world a better place,
...n which situation. But, the fact can also not be ignored that there are forces that manipulate and influence the decision making power of an individual. In this regard, I would like to raise the question that in the circumstances and situation in which I was is it fair that other people exert that much pressure to take the decision of their choice? Is it all right that if a person is on wrong path so we do not talk or be friend with him? Is it not right that we should be friend with that individual and try to bring improvement in his life? Is it more important to listen to your parents and consider the wishes of your friends than the humanity? These are some of the questions that often pop up in my mind. These are the questions that have become the mystery of my life. I hope to find out the answers of these questions before the counting of my breaths come to an end.
Our world is constantly changing and it requires a society that is well versed in understanding the problems deriving from culture differences and tolerance of one another’s beliefs and perceptions. We are dealing with systemic problems in education, economic, government, religion and culture differences.
Because I have great expectations for myself, I like to surround myself with those who aspire the same for themselves. I know this may come off as arrogant and judgmental, and it is, I can be this way, but I can also be a very open and flexible person in my perceptions of others. Although, I have raised these standards for myself and I do perceive the idea that if “I can do it, you can do it too. If I do it this way, why can’t you?” on others, I will always try to see the effort people put in whatever they do, because I believe the action of trying is the ultimate factor, for me, that can decide my perception on others. I also try to perceive others as neutral as possible when I can because every person is a mystery to another, even to me.
One simple consideration that can change the course of how people think about their approach to life is, the examination of the influences that they have on other people’s lives. An individual could also look outwards and analyze the impact that other people have on that individual’s life. One should also self-reflect and search for how their thoughts and actions craft a pathway towards their own destiny. The statement by Socrates, “the unexamined life is not worth living,” is an interesting statement that requires a considerable amount of analysis.