When I was young, I perceived older people as being pretty judgmental and stuck in their ways. Their opinions were set. Now that I am older, I can still see that in some people. But not myself. As I have gotten older I am much more of the mindset of letting others live their life. Realizing that most of the time I am just not going to understand how they got to the opinions they did. I do have my opinions and they are set, but I try not to let my opinions make me judgy.
Hindsight says that maybe I was very judgmental as a younger adult. I wasn't trying to be, but I can see how some of my opinions and actions could make some feel judged. While it was never my intention, I'm sure it happened.
Over the years I have had some of my perceptions change also. Sometimes because I ended up having similar situations and that made my previous opinion do a shift. And I think life is like that. I certainly never realized it though until I got older and had lived more life. I'm sure there are some people who just naturally have pretty good opinions to begin with and maybe don't have to learn a new lesson.
Life is about continuing growing and learning. I keep asking questions. I try to be more aware of my surroundings. Always always always trying to broaden my horizons. Using my new education to see how I did in the older days. Sometimes pretty well and sometimes not. I don't feel guilt or regrets though. I strongly believe in Maya Angelou's quote of "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
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