Do you judge your own life half as much as you judge others?

Answer 1

Awesome question. No, I probably don't. Although I do try very hard not to judge anyone.

Answer 2

I really don't judge others, I try to understand them so that I can show them how to understand myself and others. I really don't judge myself either. Rather, I ponder my feelings and actions and make plans to adjust accordingly. I'm not saying that I'm completely logical, I'm simply saying that I try to comprehend and reason the the world I live in. This helps me understand that people of all faiths basically have good intentions, but believe that their way is the only right way and everyone else should do it their way as well. That's the cause of the arguments we have in R&S, different views and an unwillingness to accept that their view may be right for them, but not for everyone else. I try to present alternate views on a subject, so that people can see things from another perspective. That's why even though I don't believe in a personal deity or set of deities, you'll never read a post of mine saying that those that do believe in them are stupid. I may say that they don't base their beliefs on credible evidence, but I won't say they're stupid. A person only knows what they allow themselves to learn, and for the most part they do what they think is right. As we already know, right is a relative term that changes with personal perspective. Knowing such has led me to judge beliefs more than people.

Answer 3

Absolutely. If I didn't, I would be breaking Jesus' command to 'Judge not lest you be judged' which means when put in proper context, I shouldn't be judging another person if I have the same type of sin in my life.

For example, if I were to encounter you in a bar and knew you were destroying yourself with drunkenness. And started preaching to you about the ill effects of alcohol and how it destroys your life, and then I order a double shot of whiskey along with two beers for myself then I am a hypocrite. Wouldn't you agree. But on the other hand, if I was an alcoholic and had seen it destroy my own life and I had survived and were today sober, I would be right in preaching to you about your drunken behavior.

But Jesus also commands his followers to 'Judge not in accordance of appearance, but judge righteous judgment'. Therefore Christians are to be judges of everything that does not conform to the righteous standards of God's kingdom.

Can you see the difference? Good question and this is probably the most misconstrued and misapplied verse in the Bible "Judge not lest you be judged".

Answer 4

Too many good questions to keep up with.

I judge myself more than anyone else I judge I think. Probably why I'm not as happy as I could be.

I will admit that I judge others. Once I am mindful of what I am doing I dismiss it and start from scratch.

Answer 5

I'm SO judgmental with myself, much more so than other people. I tear myself apart sometimes, while I generally let others be and know they are free to be and live as they please.

Good question though, there are too many people out there who take pleasure out of judging others while never seeing the same faults in themselves.

Answer 6

More so. I've been told by "professionals" I judge myself too harshly, but by Buddhist standards it isn't. I once had a priest (when I was Catholic) chastize me for "scrupulosity" in the confessional, when saints have been far more attentive to detail than even I was... sigh. I suppose it's a matter of opinion.

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Answer 7

I don't like to judge other. so I won't get judge I look at the people as equal

Answer 8

I believe I judge myself much more harshly than I would someone else in a similar situation.

Answer 9

To find the subtle root of the LIFE you must judge the "story of the life" false!

Answer 10

I have learnt not to judge other people as much as I used to do...

But I still have to learn not to judge myself so hard as I do...