It's The Thought That Matters

I had an interesting conversation earlier today and I hope you readers would bear with me for a moment in this post as I'm just going to give my two cents on what these two words mean to me. As you all know, prejudice can lead to misunderstandings at times just because we do not like that particular person's face, personality, character and even at extreme cases, their way of walking (no kidding). Personally, I feel that at times when I meet new people in my environment and it just suddenly strikes me that hey, I'm gonna avoid/ignore/walk away from this fellow. Reasons are most probably going to be "he's not a good guy", "won't be a good friend", "backstabber" and in my case, a "sohai" according to what my friends initially thought of me when I walked into class the very first day but look where are we now. We're a group of friends who hang out frequently, playing games, basketball, going for movies and such. What if the person that you think would not suit or be good for you actually would be an asset to you? I don't mean to say this in a self-centred type of way but to me, friends are lifelong assets that will never deplete in value and having more will never hurt. Even though we grow apart as time flows, our friends will still be a part of us be it in good or bad times. So what is my point here? What I'm trying to say is that, screw what your initial impressions are. People with a good first impression can end being jerks and vice versa once you start to know them better. Believe me, I used to avoid one or two of my best friends back when I was in high school and college but alas, they ended up being my closest comrades when I needed them most (I'm grateful for it, OK). It is until when you are sure that the said individual will not be able to get along with you and has shown his true colours, then you take the necessary action to either ditch him, ignore him or even possibly considering high-fiving him...in the kisser. As of now, I try not to do what I mentioned earlier and sometimes, what I think of people could be also what they think of me. Maybe I'm the one who's supposed to change and be better before I expect more from the other. Now we come to judgement. Honestly speaking, we're not in the position to pass judgement onto people whenever we deem necessary but that's what I think. There are people who think that they're naturally placed higher above the others and would go about telling people what their mistakes are and such but hey, I'm just going to live my life and make sure I don't follow them in doing so. By judging people, you're reminding them of their flaws instead of their strengths and you're just going to dig a deeper hole for them to stay in. How do you expect someone to improve that way? Sure, you're going to tell me that oh, by knowing their mistakes they'll learn and correct it. True but not if you keep shoving it into their face when they're trying to correct it. It's like restarting a download over and over again just because it's at 1kbps (I do that all the time that's why I used this analogy :P). Accept people for who they are. If you think that you're perfect, go ahead but nobody else admits that they are. We all acknowledge that we're only human and there's a saying for this situation. To err is human but to forgive, divine. Take what I have to say with a pinch of salt. It's totally up to you to decide on how would you want to treat others in the future. It's going to be your friends, your surroundings and your life. Not mine. I'm just typing this out based on my own experience and thoughts. If anyone of you are thinking that someone might have provoked my thoughts by saying something or whatever it is, it's not. I have been thinking about this thing for some time and I finally fought through my laziness to key my thoughts into this now-filled page. Think about it, readers. Would you want people to give you a taste of your own medicine? I think not.