Is it possible to perceive others without in some
way judging or categorizing them? If so, how? If not, how can we make the
judgments we do make more fair?
I have to admit that I think it is almost
impossible to not be able to judge another person that may be communicating
differently then what we are used to. I think judgment unfortunately is just so
common considering our society judges people on how they look, economic status,
cultural beliefs etc. There is so much more to be named that we judge people on
so I think how someone communicates is most definitely on the list. I think in
communicating It is easy to judge when we may not understand what another
person has been through or is talking about especially when we can not apply it
to fit within our own morals. I think that is when judgment most easily comes
into play with communication.
I am not sure if I understand you correctly, but it appears as if you are willing to accept the idea that we are judgmental and it is just the way it is; there is nothing we can do about it (?) I agree that, at the moment, when communication takes place, it is impossible to completely make no judgments. But, if we make the effort, after we communicate, to ask ourselves why we felt in a certain way when we talked, or listen to, or saw that person, what kind of assumption we make about this person, and more importantly is why we make these assumptions. It is only after we understand why we make the assumptions that we make, is when we can decide if they (the assumptions) are valid or not. The less assumptions one holds the less judgmental he is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that there is something we can do about it, I don't think I made myself clear. I don't want to accept the idea that we are judgemental and that is just the way it is because I don't believe that is a good quality. I think acceptance it and It is important to make the effort to be aware of things that may be out of the norm and how we can accept it. The important question is why we make those assumptions and how we can improve on not making assumptions and being more open minded.
DeleteI too believe that judgment in regards to communication is near impossible in our society. We are very wrapped up in social statuses that are expressed visually in our society that we often forget to look past these preconceptions to the see the truths behind them. I don’t believe that all methods of judgment in regards to conversation are necessarily wrong though. Assessing and understanding situations goes hand and hand with judgment and can be a positive if applied correctly. Where the problem with judgment lies in my mind is when an individual acts upon an judgment and sticks by it no matter what evidence is present to the contrary.
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