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Wednesday, May 06, 2009 

Current mood:  curious
Category: Life





Isn't it funny how you "never really know someone" until you discover the rather negative and/or rather positive aspects of their personality?  I find this concept really fascinating.


It's just so interesting how I, being as naive as I am, can have such respect for people simply for being.. people.  I don't judge anyone based on their associations nor do I believe in categorizing them.  I just don't like to have any judgements towards anyone until I have met them, and have really gotten to know them.  Otherwise, why on earth should I have the right to make any judgements based on hearsay or worse, physical appearance?


However, as I was eating dinner with a few friends, or people that I believed were my friends, we engaged in conversations that made me think,


"Congratulations! You've just been CATEGORIZED!  You're one of those people who...."


Ugh.  The thought of categorizing people disgusted me as my entire perspective of this one person changed right before my eyes.


I just don't understand how the weak-minded can function in this society.  The weak-minded feel so strongly about someone else's beliefs that it makes them feel as if they themselves were strong-willed.  I don't know.


Is your willpower still considered strong if you feel strongly about something that someone else feels strongly about?  What are your thoughts?

Currently reading:
The Hobbit
By J R R Tolkien
10:51 PM
 
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kyle
kyle panchot

 
I think you are right it is a sign of weakness to judge someone for believing something before you even now why they believe it. But I do think someone can already feel strongly about something and there for already have an opinion on it. But even then if they are so set in there ways as not to even consider someone else’s reason for believing differently then that is probably the greatest sign of weakness of all.

On a lighter note The Hobbit what a wonderful book! :)

 
 
Posted by kyle on Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 11:42 PM
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THElilONE
Maribel Ramirez

 
i agree, it is weak, but unfortunately society is like this, but then again on the other hand it is easier to be "naive" and go with the crowd as what we are taught to do since we were like 4 and then finally find out in jr high that our opinions matter, yet we ignore the fact that we can make our own decisions for the simple fact that "everyone's in/doing it"...so to answer the question, no your will power is not considered strong unless you heard someone's opinion, researched it yourself and came to either your own conclusion or the same conclusion as that person you originally heard it from.
 
 
Posted by THElilONE on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 6:04 AM
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Lok Cham

 
I have been waiting for a new entry for a long long time~ : ) Well~ I hate people who categorise other~ But I also like them~ Coz if you know they like categorising others~ You can easily know what they want and just give it to them~ But the point is~ I never categorize others base on their beautiful face, the outfit they wear or the money they have~ But sometimes, I do have some +ve/-ve impression way b4 I actually meet them : ) For instance~ I like people who are good at music~ I, most probably, have a good impression on musicians or song writers.

And lately~ there is an good example~ I think Drogba did a great job in saying the truth about the match. I wouldn't think he is a bad person just becoz he said "f---ing" disgrace.

To sum up~ We hv to live with the fact that the behavior of categorising people exists in the society. We hv to adapt it~ It really doesn't matter~ what is important is we, ourselves, don't judge other base on the so called "value" of other people.
 
Posted by Lok Cham on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 4:27 PM
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Jourdan

 
There's feeling, and then there's acting about from these feelings. People in general, whether we like it or not, generalize. I forget all the complicated terminology and theories in my psychology class, but it's normal, and I think that for you to have really not judged a person from first impressions and such is really powerful. So as long as you have your own opinion, try to act on that more, like you have been.
 
Posted by Jourdan on Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 4:16 AM
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Rainbow chaser
Ken S

 
well, always remind urself that u are not the only one in this planet!!!

 
Posted by Rainbow chaser on Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 10:34 PM
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TimothyThomasCole
Timothy Cole

 
Don't know if this is relevant but as a wise person once told me."Sometimes majority rules just means all the idiots are on the same side." And as another very wise person once said."Speak sense to fools and they shall call you foolish." Ooh and this off subject but I love The Hobbit. I've read it three times and it gets better with every read.

 
Posted by TimothyThomasCole on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 2:55 AM
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