We have all judged a book by its cover and not even just a
book but even someone. I admit I have done this too. But it is like we just can’t
help ourselves right? As soon as we see someone we have never seen we automatically
think many things that they truly aren’t, rarely are they what we think. Every
time that I judge someone or a book I have been wrong about my judgment, and I am
sure that you have as well. Well my goal for this year is to avoid judging
someone I do not know or to stop judging a book just by the cover of it, and I believe
that we should all do the same. I have had many experiences of this and I regret
everything I have said about someone. Just recently we have gotten new people
in my student council class and when I first heard that they were coming into
the class I was a little upset and scared because I didn't think they would
help out and they were just in their for their boyfriend or their best friend. But
as it turns out I was absolutely wrong.
Dawson Diaz, Emily Eaveson, and Cece Moody were they new kids
in student council and let me tell you I have gotten to know them these past
few weeks and they are the most helpful, and outgoing people in student council.
The first day they were in the class we were talking about advertising our
Valentines dance and when Kylie Korperich asked the class who was making signs
both Emily and Cece immediately raised their hands and said “We will!” I was
surprised that they were the first to raise their hands.
Student council always face paints at the home basketball
games and when we had sign ups Cece signed up for a time I was painting faces so
I thought ok maybe I can get to know her
a little more. So at the basketball game as we were painting faces we
started talking then we cleaned up at six and went to watch the game Cece and
Emily came over and sat by us and they were very talkative and comfortable with
me and it made me feel comfortable with them so at that point I loved them,
they weren't what I thought they would be, they were absolutely amazing. Since
then I have gotten closer to them and they have become good friends of mine.
Every week student council has a bonding day and they are so
much fun. We were playing a game when one person sits in a seat and the person
standing tells the person sitting what they admire about them, and well Dawson
had many turns and the bell was just about to ring to go home he stands up and
says “ OK, I am not picking one person I am picking all of you. I admire all of
you because you all made me feel welcomed into this class and you made me a
part of this great family and this is my favorite class.” That was so nice he
was always quiet since his first day in student council and he just came out
and says that. I never knew he liked us all that much. It made me realize that
judging someone by how they look or judging someone by what you think is not
something that you should do because you really don’t know someone you are
making an assumption that is not entirely true. Since my goal for this year is
not to judge a book by its cover I say we should all try it. Don’t judge a book
by its cover.
Everyday I wonder why people judge. Sometimes I wish I wouldn't. It is hard not to judge a person. Sometimes we do it without noticing. We may judge someone by their looks or judge them by their personality. That is one thing that I really dislike. But I really do wish people would not be so judgmental. I really liked your post.
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ReplyDeleteI cannot agree more. Judging someone by first look is almost just part of human nature. I confess that I too have caught myself judging someone by their appearance. I know it is wrong, but it’s just something that just comes to us. We probably do not mean it. But the same goes for me, all the times I have judged someone, I have always been wrong. And I think Dawson is an amazing character, as well.
Thank you for sharing! Good blog
“The first impression, is the only impression.” I’m not sure where I heard this, but that statement does have some truths and some faults. Similar to what you said, judging is a natural thing. If you have said that you have never judged someone, then you are a liar. In my opinion, the first impression is the most important one. However, that doesn’t mean that someone’s perception of you can’t change. Over time, people can change, though most do it reluctantly. Judging someone is almost a defense mechanism. We use first impressions to determine how compatible that we could be with other people.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a very common, well known quote that is often forgotten. It is so easy to judge people! It is just human nature, which makes me really sad. We have all felt judged and we are all guilty of judging. I would like to believe that there is good in every single person in this world and we would all see it if we would take time to dig deeper then their outside cover. Some of my most favorite people have been people I didn't think I liked when I first met them. Thank you for sharing about this week because it's something we all need to learn to remember. (:
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