Be Judgmental If You Want The Good Life

This post on being judgmental was originally written and published on 25/02/2008 on my old site, ‘The God Is You’, and may conflict with my current philosophy.

WE’RE TAUGHT IN this world that to be judgmental is bad. “Don’t be so judgmental!” is the cry from the nil-by-minds in response to any judgement cast by the humanpreneurs. We’re told to reserve judgement, in favour of preserving the status quo, and that it is ‘disrespectful’ to judge someone.

But to reserve judgement is to assume the other human is weak and can’t take honest criticism that could be used in order to better himself, so you’re obliged to either lie outright, or to be ‘diplomatic’ – a statist-created word that basically means to skirt round the truth using subtle lies in a bid not to upset someone, thereby keeping them weak in the process. The following dictionary definition will explain more…

The dictionary definition of the word ‘judgement’ is, as follows:

The act or process of judging; the formation of an opinion after consideration or deliberation.

And This Means..?

So then, to judge someone is to use your mind, honed from a life experience of reading other people AND based on the information gleaned from every aspect of that person’s make-up (I.e., mental, emotional, physical, etc) to form an opinion of them. If you value your life, this is exactly what you’ll spend your time doing. The last thing you want is someone in your life that offers no value whatsoever and simply takes, takes, takes. The more they take, the less you’re left with. And if you’re happy with your life of charity, then please, by all means, continue living that way. It’s your funeral.

The ‘judging’ is the analysis of a person, and the ‘judgement’ is the diagnosis of that person. The information offered as evidence of a person’s personality can include their body language, the area they were brought up in, their religion, their profession, etc.

But sometimes, being ‘judgmental’ is called ‘prejudging’, as, according to the brain dead, this is judging someone before you know anything about them. This is incorrect, since details like these say a LOT about someone. The way somebody moves, the car they drive, or the area in which they’ve chosen to settle down are not accidents nor are they coincidental.

Here’s An Interesting Example For You…

The man walks with a shuffle, doesn’t hold eye contact, and has a weak handshake. Your experience tells you that this man is not trustworthy, and you judge him to be weak. Hey, you could be wrong – and the man may prove you to be so, but with so little time and a multitude of people out there, surely it makes sense to move on to the next man?

The man was brought up in the roughest part of town – and he’s never moved out from there. Your experience tells you that he may not have the ambition to aim higher in life, and therefore you judge him to have no value to offer you as a friend. Hey, you could be wrong – and the man may prove you to be so, but with so little time and a multitude of people out there, surely it makes sense to move on to the next man?

The man is a devout follower of a religion. He believes in self-sacrifice. He spends his Sunday mornings in a haunted house, praying on a mat to the invisible – for a brilliance that he’d realise he already has if he’d take the time to look for it! Your experience tells you that he’d put a ghost before himself and his family, and you judge him to be disrespecting of his existence as a human being. Hey, you could be wrong – and the man may prove you to be so, but with so little time and a multitude of people out there, surely it makes sense to move on to the next man?

The man drives a dustbin lorry for a living. His uniform is a high visibility vest. Experience tells you that he probably has no desire to run a business or become a stockbroker, so you judge him to offer no value to your business or career. Hey, you could be wrong – and the man may prove you to be so, but with so little time and a multitude of people out there, surely it makes sense to move on to the next man?

Yet, any form of critique by one human unto another is seen as disrespectful, and inhuman. But any act of ‘diplomacy’ between two humans is seen as a mark of respect, regardless of the lies that have been told in a bid to ‘respect’ the other’s feelings.

A ‘Sporting’ Example…

Allow me to use a recent sporting example of this ‘respect’. Recently, in a Premier League football match between Manchester United and Arsenal, one of the United players, in a display of confidence and skill – and enjoyment – decided to juggle the ball whilst running down the pitch. Frustrated at being on the losing side, a chasing defender, incensed at his opponent’s flamboyance, decided to lash-out with a kick.

At the end of the game, the showman was vilified by the losing manager and players for ‘taking the mickey’ and being ‘disrespectful’ of his opponents – all for using his skill to his advantage and enjoyment. Apparently, performing at your best is disrespectful of people that are of lesser ability. And the ‘done’ thing is to scale back your brilliance so as to appear on ‘equal’ standing with your peers.

Here’s Some Duct Tape For You…

This ‘equality‘ ideology has got out of control. I’m going to write in depth on equality sometime soon. But for now, let me say, that with every passing day, it seems laws and legislations are passed that force duct tape over the mouths of the strong, and at the same time hand a microphone to the needy.

And what’s worrying is that the nil-by-minds are clamouring for more. Every time another law claws itself into the rulebook, it becomes another shackle on the wings of freedom, and another step in the direction of slavery and with it, ultimately, the end of the human race. If we are to be free, to simply ’stop’ all this is not enough. To start moving toward freedom, we need to actually turn around and start walking in the opposite direction.

Here’s What You Should Do…

The right thing to do is to give every human being in your path a smile and the benefit of the doubt, and then continue on – until they prove you right or wrong. If they prove you right, well then maybe they’re on the same path as you – going in the same direction. If they prove you wrong, then move on immediately. No human who disrespects his immense human potential to live well below his capability should have any place in your life.

You only live once, and the clock keeps ticking. Don’t waste time on the energy-suckers in this world.

Master your power of judgement. It comes in pretty handy, I tell you – no matter what the zombies tell you.

To freedom,

Scotty Stevens
The Humanpreneur
"mecum et incipio et finio"

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