i was told something interesting yesterday.
i got to class early (like always) and the guy sitting next to me (like always) and i were sorta talking (like always) (what can i say, i'm a person of routine...) i don't even really remember what about. when he said this.
"because sometimes girls are just intimidating to guys, you know like the ones that are scary to talk to or even walk up to because they look like you would never have a chance with them. you know, like you."
well 1. no i actually don't know what that's like and 2. ...wait? what?
now when he said this i just did the awkward nod, half laugh thing, because i had no idea what to say. but it made me think, you see, i think a lot of times we take people at face value, we don't bother to get to know the person underneath, what we see is what we get. right? wrong. i've met so many people who turned out the complete opposite of what i THOUGHT when i first met them. just because i think that girl seems like she'd rip your head off if you say the wrong thing doesn't mean that really she is the kindest person you'll ever met. you have to get to know that person before you know what the true character is. just like this guy who i don't know anything about, besides that he also likes to sit in the 3rd row of class, towards the middle, we tend to make a judgment upon first meeting someone. why? why do we do that? don't you hate it when someone judges you? yet almost everyone does it on a daily basis.
this week i'm going to try to stop that first thought, i'm going to change the way i look at new people, to see beyond the first layer.
also, am i really intimidating?!?
Day 15: Bible verse
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to him, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things human beings look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
random fact
i have become amazing at dry swallowing pills. this is because i'm too lazy to go downstairs and get a cup of water at night.
always predictable,
emilie
so true!!
ReplyDeleteand I'm with ya on the dry swallowing pills haha
love you emilie :) i judge everyday and it's terrible, but we learn to love because christ first loved us and we (hopefully) realize that, well, we're all too messy and disgusting to be deserving of that. that humbles me; it reminds me to bring down my pretentious walls and give people a chance. i am always pleasantly, and blessedly, surprised.
ReplyDeleteto be completely cliche literature student, "don't judge a book by its cover." haha