I’ve fallen off the wagon and am a bit behind in my blogging.
Luckily, three years of doing “Quote of the Week” at home has trained my kids to constantly be on the look out for quotes!
Zach came home with a few that he had heard at school, and I settled on an oldie, but goodie:
“You can’t judge a person until you have walked a mile in their shoes.”
What I like about this quote is the fact that you can’t ever really walk a mile in anyone’s shoes, can you? So that must mean, you can’t ever really judge a person, right?
How hard is it to refrain from judging – even when we do feel we have enough information. How often do we think we have someone figured out and then we learn something new and it changes everything.
I have learned that whenever I hear a “story”, that I’m usually just hearing a portion of a story, or one side of the story, or a perspective of one person.
I admit, I can be quick to judge, and it is something that I need to work on. It helps to remember that I don’t want to be judged, so I should give others that same respect.
My mom always told us that quote when we were growing up and must admit I love the way you used this and your take on it. Truly have to remember this and use it now! 😉
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Your Mom was a wise woman:) It’s a valuable lesson to learn – regardless of what your take on the quote is!
We really, really really don’t know what the other person has gone through or experienced. That’s all there is to it. That’s why this quote will always be prevalent.
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And the more you usually find out about someone, the more you realize “how wrong” you were!
So true. It’s impossible to do – to 100% (or even much less) know the joy and pain, struggles and ease in someone else’s life.
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Yes – we can’t assume the good or the bad in someone else’s life!
I think we can all be quick to judge. When we take the time to realize that you just never know what someone else has been faced with or the struggles they’ve overcome, it makes it easier to stop ourselves from doing this. I think it’s such an important thing to teach our children! Great quote of the week!! –Lisa
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It is so important to teach our children – but of course, the best way to teach is through example so that is why we have to work on it first!!
So true yet so, so damn hard!! Like you, I’m working on being less judgmental because I certainly don’t like it when I’m the one being judged. Another good, thought provoking quote!
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It is SO hard!!!
Another great quote and reminder, Leah. It isn’t always easy to refrain from judging but when I catch myself doing it – I try to remember when others judged me. And how wrong they were. It helps me gain a little perspective and reminds me that appearances and stories can be deceiving.
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Appearances and stories are so deceiving. It’s amazing how wrong we can be!
AMEN to this Leah!!! I absolutely agree. We have no right to judge anyone on our own perceptions. It is so hard to do sometimes- but I remind myself every time I naturally go “there” that it is not my place to judge- ever.
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So true – we are never in a place to judge, as hard as it is to refrain sometimes!
Like the rest of the above commentors – I’ve heard this quote before but I never really thought about it the way you explained it – we can’t really walk in anyone else’s shoes so….
I’m working on this but not doing well – I just keep trying!!!
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Like so many other things, I am a work in progress too!
Definitely a classic bit of advice. These days it seems like there’s judgment all over the place. It’s really hard to stop judgmental thoughts…but it’s always good to reminded that we should try!
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It is so hard. But it does begin with our thoughts, doesn’t it?
This is so tuff because it’s easy to jump to conclusions and be judgmental. All I can say is thanks for the reminder. I could use this one regularly. I’ll pray about a changed spirit in this regard.
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I think that is key! Pray for a change in spirit.
I love that quote! I always feel like our brain is constantly evaluating things, and we can be our own worst critics. I think the worse you feel about yourself, the more critical and judgmental you are of others. Oooh, maybe that’s a judgment too!
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Lol! I guess everything can be some sort of a judgment to a certain degree!!
I really like how you interpreted the quote. No, we can’t ever really walk in someone else’s shoes and we shouldn’t judge! When I think about it, it really is amazing how quickly our brains can jump ahead and judge people or situations.
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Zach picked a good one! Awesome quote. One that we need to remember every single minute.
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I think we all judge to a certain extent…I think the key is to keep it to ourselves, because honestly, we don’t know what that person’s circumstances are. I love that quote!
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