It’s easy to look at behaviour and criticise, label and judge a person. It can be as subtle as thinking you know the taste of someone’s music, what they’d like or not like. You then do or don’t engage with them according to what we perceive. 

There are times this influences the way we see a particular demographic.

Our criticisms, labelling and judging of another are behaviours that can (too) often cause us to react in a particular way and again (too) often with a sense of superiority and entitlement.

We can tend to believe our thoughts, opinions, and behaviour are warranted and correct, and in this, we are, by default, espousing that their behaviours, beliefs, and ideas are wrong. We can forget that different isn’t wrong; it’s just different.

In this, we are expressing our behaviours that are noticed and open to criticism, labelling and judgement by others who then have a choice to react – and round and round it goes.

Pause and consider: Imagine if we took the time to consider what we see. We can be the one who makes a difference, and in this posture of humility – change is possible.

What is one view I have that is different to someone I love? How is it different?