January 6, 2013

Past Experiences

Never make assumptions about someone based on your past experiences with someone else.

The word prejudice in it’s simplest terms means to pre-judge. It isn’t just about race, creed, or color. People pre-judge all the time. The major reason for this is because of experiences you have had in the past. I don’t know of anyone that wants to be pre-judged; so why do people do this? We have filters in our mind, these filters are based on our past experiences. Be very careful not to group people into categories because of your past. You should learn from your past that is a given, but don’t use that education to make assumptions. Everyone as a past, everyone has had bad experiences, and everyone has been through tough times. Use though experiences to restore and reconcile others, not to judge others. Be a difference maker in someone’s life today. Change their future by accepting them. You can be the person that restores their hope, their faith, their believe in themselves. Use your past experiences to help others. Is there someone in your life that needs you to help restore them today?