I know a story of 3 blind people that found an elephant, and each one was asked to describe the animal. Each one said a different thing: the first one affirmed that the elephant was like a big hose; the second one said, that it is like the end of a broom; and the third one said, that it resembled a log of a tree. Each one described the animal from their perspective. And none of them was correct or wrong; everybody spoke according to their personal point of view.
When we are humble enough to perceive that we are like the blind, limited in our capacity of perceiving the things that are directly in front of us. Not always what we see and think is wrong. It is just different because our thoughts distort situations and people, putting us in the position of a judge. And we should remember that our very own Lord said that He did not come to the world to judge, but to save. Imagine how each one of us should be?
Jesus warned us about the traps of judging others. Many times our judgments are based on information distorted by our way of being and that do not necessarily correspond to reality. Unfortunately I have made many mistakes, because so many times that I judged someone, because to my eyes this person was wrong. But in truth, after a long amount of time, I was to understand that there were many facts that I did know, and at that moment is where we fall into a trap, and we don't please God.
We should be certain that we know the complete truth, concerning the situation and the people so we can feel certainty, knowing that we dominate completely the situation and that nothing new will disturb us. The fear of the stranger is based on intolerance. He let us judge and label persons and things.
When we feel that kind of fear, we condemn what we do not understand...
Everything depends on our point of view, but the word of God teaches us: " For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:17
When we judge others, we condemn ourselves
I never thought that looking further into the concept of blindness as something that could help me better understand the way I should view people and in turn it becoming something that would push me to understand others instead of turning into a judge.
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