A great man once said it is not the color of a man's skin but the content of his character that need to judged; granted there was a little paraphrasing in this statement, but I am sure you got what I meant. I am speaking on this topic because a lot of people have gotten off subject when talking about people.
We are quick to judge someone because of things we have heard about another and collectively make the decision to harp on anything that we see to be a weakness or failing. This sometimes not only happens to celebrities, politicians or any other person in the public eye, but to neighbors, friends and relations. Sometimes these judgments are spot on, but more often than not we do not see the entire picture so the conclusion is flawed.
The worst part is we create a story in our heads about that person, sometimes even ourselves. There are few of us in the world that has not been misjudged by our peers or others. In every family there is the "black sheep", but is the story who they are? Have we been defined by an action of the past and this is how others always see us? Are we sometimes defined by a mistake that isn't who we authentically are? How can we change another person's opinion when they already decided who we are?
Ponder on this one for a minute and think about what story you tell yourself about others and better yet what story is being told about you.
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