dont judge a book by its cover

English IV-2nd
12 March 2013
Don’t judge a book by its cover
I tend to judge people to quickly without even knowing anything about them. I was always told “don’t judge a book by its cover”, by English proverbs, which is true. You cannot tell what is on the inside just by looking at the outside of things, and I never know what that person is going through in life to be able to judge them just on looks.
I sometimes judge my friends in ways that I should judge them. I judge them by their actions. For example, when one my friends are trying to get a guys attention and I can just tell that they are doing so, that is judging. I shouldn’t judge them about that because I have no reason to and it isn’t my duty to do so. I also tend to judge my friend by the other people they hang out with. I usually confront them and tell them things without even knowing their situation with the person. I have no idea if they are helping each other or not so I should stay out of their business. Several times I judge my friends by their emotions. I believe they are sometimes over reacting about some of the things they are emotional about. I should probably help them and try to make them feel better.
I judge my classmates that I have no clue about or what they may be going through. For instance, I judge the quiet ones when I really shouldn’t. I am a quiet person too so I know how they feel. Everyone has a reason behind the way they are and they shouldn’t be judge for it. I judge the ones who stay to themselves and don’t talk to anyone. They may be like that because they have been hurt for so long and are trying to not get hurt again. They may become the nicest people in life and I am sitting around judging them without even getting to know the person. I judge the loud mouths that look like they are screaming out for attention. They may be doing this because they never get attention at home. I have no reason to judge them by their actions.
I constantly catch myself judging complete strangers who I have never seen before in my entire life. I judge them by the way they appear. I have no idea what these strangers go through or why they go through the things they do. They may look the way they look because they are fighting to get their life back on track. I constantly judge strangers by the places they work. I don’t know if they haven’t made it through school or if their parents never helped them succeed. They are usually the strong ones who are getting their life back together by working as many jobs as they can.
I know that I can never judge a book by its cover, the cover does no justice. It isn’t right to judge others in any way, shape, or form. It is such a habit that I don’t realize that I am judging someone sometimes. When I catch myself judging others about something I keep it to myself. Judging hurts and I really need to work on watching what I say or think about others and what they do and why they do it.