Judgements

Posted by Rev. Walter Rosenthal September 22, 2011 - 608 views

I was having a conversation with a friend of mine today. She and I had expressed some observations about a mutual friend of ours, and being the person of integrity I know her to be, she expressed some concern about making judgements. I've thought a lot about that for many years, and I've come to understand and believe that we all make judgements about ourselves and others everyday. These judgements range from the binine to significant, and affect the way we interact with each other all the time, and how we feel about ourselves. I've also come to believe that part of my journey is not to find a life without judgement, but regardless of them, continue to provide my love and support to those that I care about. These things are not mutually exclusive of one another. After all, I'm not seeking perfection, only relationship.

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radar pangaean walter, this is an area i have also given a lot of thought. I discuss this issue in detail in my bio beliefs, but in summary: I think that the entire "judge not" mantra is invalid. Though that's the literal reading of the line from the book that guides so... more
September 22, 2011 - 1 likes this
Rev.Ryan Padilla-Mangual,Ing,D.D well no one is perfect regardless of faith ,path or whatever you call it no human is perfect unfortunately we are preprogrammed with lil flaws like judgement and so on the important thing or the key of living and coexisting in the same planet we dwell it'... more
September 22, 2011 - 1 likes this
Rev. Walter Rosenthal I agree, that's exactly what I'm saying.
September 22, 2011
Rev.Ryan Padilla-Mangual,Ing,D.D @Rev. Walter agree with the blog she posted or any of the comments?
September 22, 2011