Food for Thought - Judgement

So it seems as if our world is full of people who are constantly judging others.  This is seen as a bad thing right? An easy question with an easy answer. Of course it is bad thing! or is it? at a glance most would answer yes, having people judge you is most definitely a bad thing.  But! If you take a deeper look, you will see that that is a hypocritical outlook.  The golden rule is "treat others how you would like to be treated". if you want to be free of judgement then you must stop judging others yourself.  Seems like an easy concept to grasp but it's not.  Take it from me, i am someone who believes innocent until proven guilty. i believe that people's actions are in direct consequence to their history and everything they've experienced in life.  You may catch someone on a bad day and they could snap at you.  "wow what a asshole they are!" but who knows, maybe they just lost their job, maybe they just got divorced, or maybe someone close to them has just passed away.  It all boils down to the fact that everyone has their own stories and we are not there to judge.  Getting back to "take it from me", even with my strong beliefs i am still a cautious person when it comes to laying my life out for all to see.  I consistently ask myself is it because i am cautious and it's just none of their business or is it because I'm afraid how they might view me with all my skeletons out of the closet.  A part of me is so sure that i will be judged and not accepted for who i am. the truth is we all have problems and no one's issues should  be seen as greater than someone else's because everything is relevant.  what's important to one person may not be important to the next.  That also leads me to bring up the idea of not taking things to heart and projecting into your own life.  If someone makes a comment don't take it personally because most of the time it has nothing to do with you, it is about them and their own insecurities. i will stop there and let you process that a bit. hopefully after reading this you will be a little more aware of people how you view others. It all boils down to the fact that we are all the same. we all have problems and things to fix. by judging others you are really just diverting the real issue, what is it about yourself that you are worried others will judge.