Wow, there’s an awful lot of judgement swirling around the world at this time. It’s probably worse online than in the physical world which makes you wonder if it’s the anonymity and distancing of social media which is feeding it. Surely a lot of things people say to others online, they wouldn’t dream of saying face to face…or maybe they would, maybe, increasingly they do.
Why do people feel it’s ok to judge others’ appearance, race, sexuality, ethnicity so much? I’m pretty sure it’s not done as “constructive criticism” or to help someone else to be more themselves. It’s certainly not done to support, encourage or help others.
I find it sad.
Mostly these harsh judgements say more about the speaker than the person they are attacking. It reveals a hatred, an anger or a fear.
Would it be so difficult to put kindness at the heart of our communications? To make, at the very least, “unconditional positive regard” the basis of our interaction? Shouldn’t we aim higher, and make love the keystone of every bridge we create between ourselves and others?
Because that’s what relationships are. They are the bridges we build between ourselves and others. Bridges which allow us to step forward and connect. Bridges which give us the opportunity to create mutually beneficial bonds.
Such a shame to waste those opportunities to make the world a better place and burn the bridges between us with hatred, anger, fear and judgement instead.
It’s not hard to be kind. It’s a human instinct. We only need to open our hearts to allow it to flow.
Heroes Not Zombies 
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