MinimizeMoralJudgements
Are any of us so morally upright, so pure and perfect in our words and deeds that we can come forward and cast the first stone? I seriously doubt it. But we are so good at seeing what we consider to be the faults and inconsistencies of others that we fail to stop and consider our own failings.
And anyway who is to say that what other people do or say is right or wrong? What you may consider to be a failing may not be a failing at at. One person may see a certain character trait as a weakness and look down on the person while another person may consider the same trail as a great strength and admire that very same person.
And then, of course, there are misinterpretations. People often get their wires crossed and come to wrong conclusions. When something is taken out of context, or you do not have the whole story, or perhaps the meaning changes in a different cultural context then it is very easy to become judgemental.
Why is this important?
Jumping to the wrong conclusions can be really damaging to any community. This festers into distrust, dislike, suspicion, concealment and lots of other negative traits that this community could do without.
The vision of this community is of a powerful united force that welcomes and unites. This is its strength and this will see it grow. Anything that retards that growth and leads to division needs to be discouraged and reserving moral judgment and assuming good faith is imperative. Unless, of course, you have good reason not to assume good faith. Even then it is important to be polite and give the other person an opportunity to explain their position. Who knows, they may have a point.
Related MoralDiversity, WorkEfficiently
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