(Mis)Judging People

One of my friends often posts on Facebook about how people who like to judge others seem repugnant to her. I see eye to eye with her. No one's perfect, so why all the fuss? I especially nurtured a distaste for people who like to spew out their bold views about others without even checking themselves in the mirror (Well, it sounds like I am judging people here, too, but I hope this post will help kickstart the 'Judgement Day' of this foolish trend).

Comments like "She's ugly!", "He's a fatso," are some of the common ones we hear in everyday gossips. Ponder! Is everyone born physically beautiful, or perfect? No, no, NO! And this variance is what makes life colourful! Imagine if you walk down a boulevard and see people with similar heights, similar waist sizes and similar supposedly beautiful or handsome faces. Wouldn't it be boring?

We can also see very impolite comments on many television programmes (I usually see these on Korean channels, like 'Entertainment Weekly', I don't know, but it seems normal to them. Absolutely, no offence!), "Wow, she's sexy!", "Hey, he's so hot!"... let's just be frank, these comments make the subjects look cheap, like their lives depend on physical appearance alone! From my view, honestly, these subjects become a tool to arouse some people's dirty desires (you can see this clearly in K-POP, when girl groups wear very short skirts and dance, try to look at the gazes of the male fans).

Of course, regarding the 'fatso' thingy, I am not trying to say that people now don't have to worry about being fat and can eat as much as they like. It is of utmost importance for them (and me, I admit I am a corpulent guy) to stay healthy, by practising proper eating habits. But sometimes, gene plays a role in deciding the body shape (for instance, some people become plump more easily than other people even though they eat less, due to gene). So stop being so judgemental, people!

Everyone has his or her own story. You can't imagine (or maybe you can, if you are a victim) how it feels to become targeted by malicious comments. It really hurts! People sommer vomit fatal remarks without thinking of the consequences. A teacher once told me that hurting people verbally is worse than hurting them physically, for physical wounds can be treated but mental and emotional wounds will leave eternal scars on the victims' minds. Indeed!

Therefore, why not change? Why not look at people from the good side? Why not work together to forge a happy and worry-free tomorrow? Why not we bring an end to this hurtful culture?