SHOULD WE JUDGE BY US APPEARANCE

Everyone has heard the saying “Never judge a book by its cover.” That certainly is
true, when applied to everyday life. Most of us tend to look at one’s external
appearance and draw a short conclusion on their character when we first observe
them. When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather
than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind and spirit, their
ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised.
People are judged on many factors, their outer appearance, their color, their religion,
and their viewpoints. When we look at these factors and judge a person solely on
them, we can affect future generations. These prejudices can be passed on to our
children with many harmful effects. Children often adapt the beliefs of those around
them. So, it is important to us, as adults to be careful about what we say or do in front
of children. Being judgmental has many negative effects. If we judge the beliefs of
family, friends and neighbors without really getting to know them we are being
unfair.
We must develop our own set of standards, to reject negative and unfair influences
around us, and to avoid making assumptions. Beautiful people have their own share
of problems. They are not perfect. Average people often shy away from skinny
beautiful people because they think they could never be friends with them. Women
especially have to live up to certain standards of beauty in order to fit in with the rest
of the society. Everyone needs to realize any one can accomplish great things. No one
has to have a good appearance to accomplish things in life. The only thing to learn
from this is to recognize what is inside when judging others unfairly.
People should try to be nice to everyone and watch their reactions to others. As
uncomfortable as it may be, we are under the microscope every day. Our employees,
our colleagues, and our customers judge us by how we look, how we dress, our table
manners, our grooming, and sometimes even how we do our job. I believe the real
issue is people need to learn more about caring for themselves.
People can´t let anyone put limitations on them or let anyone define them. Beauty
goes deeper than just what is on the outer surface. If people do not try to give their
peers a chance, they are limiting themselves and lessening their chance to making
new friends, which could make their life more fun and interesting. Just think how it
would be not having any friends. Only external appearance can´t make a person. A
person with a bad appearance can be a great person. All people are born equal
regardless of our outer appearance. Which means all people should create a positive
judgment when judging the external and internal features of a person accurately.