Daily Wisdom..."Judging"

“Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.”  Rom 2:1

Most people appear to be less than what others prefer them to be, but most people are unaware that others are so much more than they seem to be.  Such criticism of others offers an oblique form of self-commendation/approval; we appear to make the picture on our own wall to hang straight by pointing out that our neighbor’s pictures are crooked.  We must remember that a closed hand used for pointing cannot be extended to help. Unfortunately some of the greatest books have never been read because of its cover, thus robbing oneself of the value they offer.  Consider life as an ocean, what we see on the surface offers different views to each of us, but until you see what goes on underneath the waves you don’t realize the depth and true beauty you are missing.  Judging others by the waves we see on the surface is like going to the circus and starring at the outside of the tent.

“This year, this month, or, more likely, this very day, we have failed to practice ourselves the kind of behavior we expect from other people.”  C.S. Lewis, The case for Christianity

HSAY…Todd