Judge Me

why is it that we constantly judge others? and how often do we even realize that we're doing it? how often do we ignore our next door neighbor because of the way they dress, the car they drive or their less than immaculate yard and not even think twice? how many times do we go out of our way at the store or mall parking lot to completely avoid someone simply because of the way they look, and we seem to be okay with that? no eye contact, no smile...just a quick shuffle of the feet, eyes focused on the ground before us until they're 'safely' behind us. how often do we judge someone's tone and emotion simply by their word placement in a text message or email? how many people are trying to judge my tone and emotion right now while reading these words on the screen?

we know we're called not to judge and not to treat others unequally, so why do we? why does that seem to be such a difficult idea to comprehend? why does it for some reason seem okay to do? don't steal, check... don't cheat, no problem... don't judge, now that's a tough one.

is it because we really just don't trust people? somewhere along the line, someone did us over, so ever since then doubt has creapt in our heads? is it because that's the way we were raised? we saw our parents doing it so it must be okay? is it because for some reason we think we're important and our opinion matters more than the next guy? or is it because no one else has to know we're judging someone? if we steal long enough, we're gunna get caught. if we cheat long enough, we're gunna get caught. but if we judge long enough, what happens? who really knows?