tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584790939349877081.post5561848439464159019..comments2023-10-27T01:12:27.860+13:00Comments on CLIVE SMIT: You Tell On YourselfClive Smithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832613964154722658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584790939349877081.post-31822314880133107762009-03-02T00:28:00.000+13:002009-03-02T00:28:00.000+13:00Thanks for your comment Anon.While the Bible I bel...Thanks for your comment Anon.<BR/>While the Bible I believes lets us judge actions... motives on the other hand are a no go area. <BR/><BR/>But I do agree, if we just take a cursory snap judgment we can misread people... especially if we don't have all the facts.Clive Smithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832613964154722658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1584790939349877081.post-82472662007000710042009-02-26T18:35:00.000+13:002009-02-26T18:35:00.000+13:00Partly true, partly not.People can be very quick t...Partly true, partly not.<BR/><BR/>People can be very quick to interpret and judge the things people do and the actions they take without having the big picture - even if they think they do! Often what people have is a partial picture. Maybe the person whose action you are interpreting negatively knows something you don't? Or has experience you don't know about? Sometimes allowing others to make misjudgements to be discreet about a situation that would vindicate them if they shared it actually speaks of strength of character rather than what you think you are seeing? <BR/><BR/>Of course there is some truth in it. If someone continually dresses immodestly, uses bad language, etc then it is fair to observe that is part of who they are. However there is always some gold under there somewhere.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, those who put on a good public face, dress well, have outwardly respectable lives can have hidden things we don't know about that makes them less respectable than the person who is outwardly a little 'rough'. How often do you hear of people being convicted and those around them saying, 'but he seemed like such a nice man' or 'I'd never have believed it?' <BR/><BR/>I do think we need to be very careful about interpreting the actions of others and be generous in attributing motives.<BR/><BR/>I remember being in a situation where we were broken down in a rough area of South Auckland and walked about a hundred metres up the road to a service station. The person at the service station wouldn't let us use the phone unless we could give him 20c, which we didn't have. A who looked like the kind you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley immediately handed over 20c and helped us out. I've often had similar experiences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com