Am I really judgmental? That's a bitter pill to swallow. I guess the real question is, do you guys see me as more judgmental or empathetic/perceiving?
There has to be some truth to this, since people apparently agree that I'm a judger in some way. Also, that I'm introverted. I'm not so sure about that one, but I dunno.
Maybe I just empathize with the people that one doesn't generally empathize with, and I judge the others that represent something to me. I do categorize some people by their symbolic meaning (to me). I don't know how much I care for the rules, but I do assign symbolic meaning to people, so that's something. Also known as a run-on sentence. And a fragment to follow.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Judgmental
at 9:38 PM
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I think it's a good question to ask yourself. There is a fine line between using judgment and being judgmental, at least when other people are involved. I can't really answer your question because I'm not there, but I can tell you this. Everyone is at least a little judgmental. We all view the world through our own eyes and make assumptions about people based on how we see things. Our own beliefs about the way we think things should be does interfere with the way we view people when they don't fit into our world view.
I think, upon some reflection, that there's some unfortunate truth there. It's not who I want to be, but, unlike Jung and Myers and Briggs, I think you can change that. So that's one thing I want to do this year. Become more empathetic and think more before I go on some long rant, take off the sunglasses, metaphorically, and look at the brighter side of things.
I do like things in clean, little categories, so I guess that's judging them a lot. On the flip side, I believe that people and events are so layered and multi-faceted that I like to pin down one SIDE of things, and then I love to discover and identify another side/aspect of a person's personality later. Maybe that's weird? (Or anal?) But that's me.
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