“How easy is it to judge other people? How often do we do it?”
Actually these questions came across my mind after watching Lima Elang the movie (Lima Elang means Five Eagles in English). The movie describes how five elementary school students coming from different background and get together at the end as a solid team. This article is not about the movie. Instead, what messages the movie has sent to the audience.
One thing I have learnt from the movie is that everybody has their own story. Nobody knows exactly what journey one has been into, even their closest family or friends. A person who always looks happy among friends might be the saddest person on earth. A man who looks tough might be the most vulnerable person. My point is that we cannot be 24/7 with another person and know exactly what really happens to him or her.
Nonetheless, we often judge other people as if we know exactly who he or she is, what he or she does do, what he or she really thinks and feels and what he or she has been through. Why do we do that?
We actually simply want other people do and think the same way as we do. We do not easily accept difference. Once they do different thing, we judge them as if they are wrong.
We can always learn from others regardless their ages, their experience, their background. One thing that I would like to remind us is that we are not always right. So never judge people.
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