Monday, February 24, 2014

Accepting everybody

Every person you meet has something special to give you that is, if you are open to receiving it. Everybody can be described as weird or strange in some way. You know who I am talking about. Everyone has that weird neighbor, who you can’t figure out, or that strange relative that seems to make bad decisions, or the co-worker that says some of the strangest things, or that kid in school who has few social skills. When you picture these people in your mind, how do you feel toward them? Do you enjoy knowing them by letting them be who they are, or do you get frustrated or even angry because of the person they are? Accepting everyone in this world today is not a common thing you see. People judge on a daily basis and they never seem to ask why they are saying that stuff about a certain person, they just are. But the real question is why? Why judge people and not accept them for who they are. Just because someone isn’t just like you doesn’t mean there weird just mean they’re different from you. I try my best to accept everyone for who they are but I sometimes catch myself taking or listening to others about what they have to say about that person and it seems to change my mind, and we all know we shouldn’t base how we feel off other peoples opinions. Accepting everyone for how they look, what they wear, the style they like, or the music they listen to. Why do we let those things change how we feel about people? There is no answer and if there is not an answer to something more then likely it is not the right thing to do. Accept others; let people be who they want to be without feeling judged by the people around them.

1 comment:

  1. Prejudice is so ingrained in our society that we often don't even realize or acknowledge when we practice prejudiced behaviors. I think many prejudices are values learned from parents/teachers/other adults and actions we emulate as children, in other words, we behave as we see others act. As adults we have the ability to stop this cycle, by practicing love and acceptance for the younger generations around us.

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