I title this the marine motto; I feel you will understand later.
One of my better qualities is and probably will always be caring about other people. I get a lot of credit from my friends on the idea of acceptance. They will tell you I am the most forgiving and overlooking friend they have. The truth may simply be that I am not. I am full of prejudices, and stereotypes. I am the first to judge. My personal goal is to break this though; each new person I meet brings a new perspective; I get to know them and I respect them.
We are all a judging society. Most don't bother to take the chance to get to know people. There was a point I didn't either. As a result; my friends aren't just like me. I have friends from all backgrounds. They each have their own flaws. Some of these things drive me nuts! But I love them just the same.
You can judge someone based on so many things; but you can also be the person who says wow they are weird, I wonder what their story is. When you learn about a person you are learning about yourself. You are learning to accept another group who you may have had no idea about who they are. When they mess up; remember who they are. Understand what they are going through before you decide to be judgmental and join the group of people against them once again.
Thank you for being my friend. :) I respect you too much to judge you.
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