How judgemental!!!

I have always wondered!!! We do not live perfect lives and we are full of imperfections. Then why do we judge people? These days we are judged on how much money we have, how many properties we own, how aware we are of the fashion trends, where we eat, where we holiday and of all things if we know our English well. Are any of these linked to the people our parents want us to be? No!!! They were probably judged on how selfless they were, how hospitable and helpful. And most of us think they are not 'cool'.

I am not letting our immediate ancestors off the hook that easily. Am sure they want us to imbibe their value systems and beliefs and some of their incoherent formalities and superstitions. While most of us are still mamma's and pappa's babies ( not sure if it is out of compulsion or that is how they see themselves ), some of us have tried to make our own identities. Am sure this group does not want to be compared to their parents, not out of disrespect to them but out of a need to be themselves. Am going to refer to our ancestors as Gen W ( as wise people and as the generation that are ancestors to Gen X ). Gen W has a tendency to look at these different individuals as nut cases who have gone off the radar, rather than be appreciative of their effort to be their own persons.

Every generation I believe lives in its own universe. The environment keeps changing and hence a change in the behavioral pattern from generation to generation. Tolerance is the key word. Expectations of each other will remain but conflict of interests could be avoided if we could just understand each other's universe. Just to add, cruelty, crudity or arrogance will never be condoned.

As if expectations from our parents were not hammering enough, we have to tell people around us what is expected of them from our convenient point of view. Can't we be happy just judging ourselves? No!!! To each his own, is it not? We have our own thought process and we make our decisions based on them. At the end of the day it is happiness that we are thriving to achieve. Money and its accessories will come and go but I don't think that is a destination in itself. If there are people focusing primarily on money they are looking at a downfall. I am not trying to preach, money is important but to judge people on its basis seems a waste of time. And we have heard, the simplest of lives we lead, the happier we are.

It is the survival of the fittest in today's world and we could do well by just focusing on what is important to us and the environment we live in. Relationships with each element of the environment will have to be nurtured with soft hands. This definitely does not include bickering, back stabbing, judging, condescending or living selfishly.

Live and let live!!!