Judging others...

I believe that what I hate in others is what I really hate (in one way or another) in myself. For instance, I loathe the ungrateful person who lets you hold open the door for them without so much as a nod of gratitude. Or when you let someone cut in heavy traffic. I told myself that I was OK to judge these unmannered people because I try to be much more considerate.  

  It occurred to me that I don’t always thank God for the many things and people with which He has graciously blessed my life. When I think of this, I hesitate to judge others. Think about this, are you guilty of doing just the same things that you hate others for doing? We all hate thieves but we steal time from our employers by talking on personal calls, or taking long breaks or just slacking off. Not having knee-jerk response to others shortcomings is difficult, but I think if I can ask myself to look inward first, maybe I can begin to break this lifelong negative habit and improve myself along the way.