It is unwise to either admire or condemn others

(From my original Blogspot)

Lately I have felt that I personally am neither to be admired or condemned by others; neither is appropriate. Following that line of thought I can easily say that I am in no position to admire or condemn other people either. My line of reasoning follows.

If I were to be admired by someone, that would be inappropriate because any of my accomplishments are built on foundations provided to me by others. No matter what act, be it something as simple as tying my shoes, I have been taught in one way or another by others. Not only that, but God gives me the strength and desire to learn and to become. I can't take credit for any of it, except for the fact that I try.

Along those lines, others shouldn't condemn me (nor I condemn others) because when I am at fault (which happens from one moment to the next), I do not excuse myself and say that no fault exists, but I do say that my intentions are good even when the outcome or methods or hideous! To extend this point, those around us who appear to be doing wrong will invariably be following a line of reasoning that makes sense to them. And we are in no more position to condemn their actions than a mere infant is capable of condemning the actions of another infant. We simply do not have the kind of perspective that it would take (i.e. a Godly perspective) to make any sort of accurate assessment.

Perhaps I am off base, but I make it a bit of a policy to neither admire nor condemn others. Well, I make it a policy in theory, but in practice I (unfortunately) do both on a daily basis although I believe in doing so I am philosophically at fault.