Never look down on anybody unless
November 28, 2008 – 12:03 pmBe open-minded, not narrow-minded. Give the new girl in school a chance. Smile back to that friendly kid in chorus. Keep up with your best buddy from fourth grade even if the popular group dismisses her. Don’t judge by looks alone.
Try to find what you like in someone, not what you dislike. A particular girl annoys you? Don’t hang out with her. But don’t whisper about her or make fun of her. (“We are not
amused,” England’s Queen Victoria said royally when she caught a staff member imitating her.)
According to the apostle Matthew, Jesus said, “Judge not that ye be not judged.” Next time classmates are being snide or mean about an acquaintance or friend, consider discouraging
them. Say, “C’mon. Give her a break,” or “He’s not all that bad,” or even, “You’d like her if you got to know her.”
Rejecting people without giving them a chance is shortsighted. And besides, as Colette said, “What a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.”
