Our pasts do not define who we are, they explain how we got here. We all change, we mature, we grow, and we learn about ourselves and the world. We all have done things in our past we wish to forget or we wish would go away. Some people are unfortunate enough that these things precede who they are. We are not our records, we are not our pasts. We can not be summed up by a piece of paper, or by the rumors that are spread about us. We all do it, I wish I could honestly tell you I didn't but we need to stop judging each other based on our pasts alone. Our pasts make us who we are, but they aren't a word for word account of who we have became. We need to stop and realize when we are judging someone based on something we had nothing to do with and sometimes we need to step back and make our own decisions. Bad things happen to great people. Bad people can change into great people if a bad thing happens, and the reverse is also true. Next time you meet someone in which you have heard rumors about, or have a bad rap with people you know, or even has a criminal record, instead of doing the easy thing to do and assuming they are a terrible person, take the chance to get to know that individual you may be surprised that not all people suck as bad as some people think they do.
Don't judge people you don't know, don't tell people they are doing the wrong thing based on what you know when you don't understand the situation, and don't give even shittier advice based on no information. Be a friend when someone needs to talk, don't tell them how to live their lives. We all deserve second chances when we are in a hole and we can't get out, and we could all use a supportive friend to help us through it.
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