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There is an old Indian saying that has been handed down chief to chief, tribe to tribe. It simply states that you should "never judge a person until you have walked a mile in their moccasins". |
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To put this wise concept in another light, there's a story about an old sea captain and his ship's chief mechanic. They seemed to argue all the time about which one was more important to the ship. Failing to ever agree, they one day devised a unique plan for settling their disagreement once and forever; they decided to swap places. The captain put on his oldest work clothes and descended down into the main engine room of the ship. The chief mechanic put on his cap and his nicest clothes and ascended to the ship's bridge. Each had full authority to act as the other.. |
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After only a few hours, the captain, acting as the chief mechanic,
rushed to the bridge. He was very irritated and, now switching
back and acting as the
captain, he said to the chief mechanic,
"You've got to help me! You've got to come down to the
engine room! I just can't make this ship go!"
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The chief mechanic acting as the captain, looked at him and smiled and said, "Of course you can't! We ran aground an hour ago!" |
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Unfortunately, with the hustle and stress of our modern world,
shadowed by our own imperfect perception of our thought to be
perfect selves, we too often forget the simple meaning and the
immense value of not judging others We can't even begin
to understand what another person is going through or dealing
with without the opportunity to really stand in their place.
Remember this the next time you are tempted to criticize another,
or jump to the conclusion that you could do the job better or
make better decisions.
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