Jumped to Judgement

I jumped to Judgment.
It was so reflexive, taking little effort. We have been cultured into jumping to judgment. We always know better, can do better, and ultimately believe ourselves better than our fellow human beings. The ego in its splendor encourages us to hear or see, criticize, and then pass judgment.

More than half of the time the ego is not even in full knowing, so the half-arsed snapshot that is sent to the analytical part of the brain is quickly scanned and judged upon.

I am guilty of this more often than I would like to admit given my efforts of trying to walk a spiritual path. I have to relearn, every day, of the oneness that is us.

I had a neighbour who was an alcoholic and whenever he was filled with spirit, he expounded on everything, things he knew, and things he only had an idea about.
He would see me and start talking. Whenever I asked him, “well how do you know that?”, he would smile through his alcoholic haze and reply, “people don’t logicate.”

Logi- what? Is that even a word? I asked him to explain what he meant by ‘logicate’ and over time I understood him to mean that us humans do not use logic and discernment when thinking and speaking. We judge with our heads and not with their hearts and many times the result is harsh and unfair.

So as we go through our day, let us make the effort to think before we jump.
Let us think with the heart.
Let us remember our oneness and solidarity in spirit.
Let us be the Divine within us.
Let us love.