Thursday 5 May 2011

BEFORE YOU JUDGE ME, READ THIS!

"The only people you think are people are those who act or think like you,but if you follow the footsteps of a stranger ,you will learn things you never knew you never knew".
We are so quick to jugde,because we dont understand things does not mean we should not accept them,many people dont even understand how electricity works, yet they use it everyday.
The so called first impression that comes to our mind when we see someone whose ideas,dress-sense,social charateristics and even religion differ from ours is apalling. By default we repel people whose ideas and looks differ from ours.

Just before you  excempt yourself from this accussations;what was your expression/impression when you saw an Alfa (muslim scholar) with his long untidy beard, a white garment church worshipper,a girl putting on trousers,a guy plaiting his hair or putting on ear-rings,people with pierced nose,tongue and body, tatoos,even the guy putting on skinny jeans etc. Whats ever wrong with being differnt?(although this have exceptions, extremes like molesting children or killing do not count)

I cant just understand that guy called "Derenle" his style,his hair-do and all his weird stuff,but that does not mean i should not accept him,infact i wish i shouldnt have to accept him, but not understanding him is not a right license for me to critisize him.

If am telling a lie and i shout louder,publicise more and am more heard than the guy saying the truth,does that make my lie the truth?Because am able to sell my lie so well does not still make it true. What am saying in essence is; no matter how wildly accepted a lie is,it is still a lie, so is the case when more ladies put on trousers and some dont, does it make the majority right and the minority wrong?(i dont have problem with ladies puttting on trousers, infact i love it)

Just before you have that quick first impression, wait! try to understand,give them a benefit of doubt,it may be due to some cultural reason,upbringing,religion,personal protection,comfort etc. Most people have loads of reasons acting the way they do,just hear them out first and if you cant, dnt jugde them so fast!
If a guy loves poetry and novel instead of the regular playstation and soccer,does that make him odd?(well i love all),i think he is just different!
Imagine what the world would be like if everybody wants,thinks,wears,votes,loves exactly the same thing,just imagine!

Thats why we all love the Rainbow! Diverse colors perfectly matched together. Its beauty lies in its difference. Accept people different from you,you are probably as weird to them as they are to you.

3 comments:

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  2. i suppose i get the honor of making the first comment. dat feels great. honestly i will av to return to read everything carefully but from first glance i will advise you invest more time in editing b4 posting on ur blog.
    i think it is a great thing dat in dis part of the world we are awakening to things like blogging, not just facebooking and pinging. in dat regard i challenge anyone to "disprove" dat u av been a trailblazer...
    wish to read more of this.

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  3. Thanks odejide, will consider more editing!

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