who are you?
theoretically, only God can provide a complete evaluation of the question.
yet, humans are prone to seek the answers to the question for themselves,
and funnily, for others as well. the problem is that we often focus on the latter.
we like to believe that we are perfectly rightful is judging others' merit.
the validity of such thought is in question and should remain in question,
but i'll give my two cents on this topic anyways.
the conclusions of the most enlightened people have revolved around the very idea of
"know thyself," suggesting that we should be more prone to evaluate OURSELVES than others.
is it a coincidence that buddha and socrates made the same argument?
"who we think we are" is, of course, is fallible,
but it serves as the inception towards seeking self-knowledge.
so what about the idea of judging others and being judged by others?
it is almost impossible to restrain from quickly labeling others, including the blind worshiping
of others (exemplified by the idol music culture in Korea).
such tendency and reality leads to my solution:
understanding and communication.
because it's practically impossible to not pass judgment on others,
we must focus on making efforts to widen our scope.
is she actually a bitch? why? why is she in a bitchy mood? so what if she is a bitch?
communication and understanding are in dire need.
and my solution is not out of the blue; even the scripture hints it.
while everyone (probably a symbol of mainstream and prejudice) threw
rocks at the prostitute, jesus defended her, loving her.
such an act roots from understanding and that is exactly what this society needs.
understanding and communication are probably ideal.
the simple progress towards something ideal and just in itself is beautiful.
that's why we have such phrases like "what would jesus do"
although we all know that it is absolutely ridiculous to think that
we can be as righteous as he was.
and, quickly rejecting idealism is the biggest insult to all the dreamers in this world.
Although our identity only exists in God's realm, it is impossible to come to terms with it.
답글삭제And that's where the two other pieces of our identity fit in, who we think we are (using the word 'think' because we can never come to absolute terms with this part of ourselves) and who were are to others.
Although who we think we are has more credibility, perhaps because it is closer to our absolute terms, who were are to others is still important.
It is dangerous to run on the idea of who we think we are and ignore other points of view, because we ourselves may be flawed. Of course, as you stated, those others are flawed as well, but an important step to coming to know yourself better is to understand that both points of view may hold a truth to them, as well as flaws.
It may not be right to "focus on the latter" but it is important to understand that those points of views may hold a veritable idea about "who i am".
I agree with your conclusion, and I don't see your conclusion so radically different from mine.
In conclusion, to sum up my entire point of view, I put forward two statements.
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
idealism is impossible, but it is there to be an image to strive to, not dream about.
so perhaps everyone else in wrong in judging you, but are you right about judging yourself?
Everyone falls into this pitffall, but only God can judge.
fair, fair
답글삭제You're such a good guy.
답글삭제yeah joe is such a good guy
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