It's Not About Numbers.........

My Thought for this Day.......It is said you can't judge a book by its cover. But we do it everyday.......we judge books, cars, houses, businesses, by the 'covers' or outward appearances. The saddest thing...the most destructive thing, is that we ALL judge people by their 'covers'. Maybe the hair isn't right, maybe too many tattoos, maybe the weight is not to our liking, maybe the race isn't ours, maybe clothes WHICH DON'T MAKE THE MAN, aren't up to 'our' par. We live in a culture of judging and being judged. I wonder how much of your time you spend judging and then because of your faulty judgement, how many true opportunities and blessings you miss? I wonder if you realize to what extent you're being judged? I wonder if any of this matters to you? We tend to 'rank' things. We are number ONE! And if we're not , well, we are diminished. This tendency has been taught throughout the ages. What are we teaching number two, three or twenty? Are we teaching those children, teens, young adults that they are losers? Are we teaching worthlessness? We worship the top, we brag when we're there. And yes, some of it is all in fun and is just good old fashioned rivalry. But when it's not, when it cuts skin, when it leaves scars, when it belittles, then judgement becomes so destructive as to ruin lives. We see it everyday. So before you judge, before you put someone on the back shelf to be ignored because they don't measure up, think! A generous hand, a kind word, a friendly smile just might make the difference that saves lives. Let's all do one ' helping hand' act this week. Let's commit to not walking a wide circle, but instead opening our eyes to what lies beneath that outward appearance. Just one time. Let's give the world what is needed. You will never know the life you change, and that in reality, it may just be your own.