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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  When you judge someone, you decline to really understand them. You turn your back on Truth and Love, which means you're turning away from growth.
Does judging criminals and locking them up solve the problem of crime? Does killing terrorists solve the problem of terrorism? No, this is not an effective solution. In many ways the condemnation only worsens the problem.
I used to be a criminal myself. I'd hang out regularly with people who had no qualms about committing crimes. I'd watch them plot behind the scenes. I could understand why they turned to crime and what it did for them. That level of understanding makes me better at helping such people today. From time to time, I get emails from people who are into criminal behavior, and I don't judge them for doing what they do. That would only push them away, and it violates the principle of Oneness.
I see such people as a part of the larger body of humanity. I am inseparably connected to them. It makes no sense to turn my back on them and punish them.
Why does crime arise? It arises become our society as a whole is too far out of alignment with Truth, Love, and Power. Many people grow up in a climate of deception, disconnection, and disempowerment. The only way we can truly solve the problem of crime is to change that climate. At the individual level, this can be done through small but committed changes. At the global level, a much greater effort will be required.
Judging people harshly and condemning them for their choices will not bring us any closer to a solution. |
I've been wondering about this for a while, it's great Steve brought the subject up.
I know I shouldn't judge other people, and I try not to. But let's take this scenario: My frinds try to encourage me to break in a house, that's their plan tonight. I don't want to participate, because it feels wrong to me, therefore I skip the night with the friends and do something else without them.
Wouldn't it be judging if I decide not to spend time with them anymore? For me it would seem like judging, that I judge them on their actions.