“What you see reflects your thinking, and your thinking but reflects the choice of what you want to see.” – ACIM
Our legal system is based on the premise that you are innocent until proven guilty. The presumption of innocence is that the accuser holds the burden of proof that the accused did the crime. Assumptions made can be wrong when facts are brought to light.
It seems we are all too ready to judge these days, as illustrated by this simplex example. One of my friends was troubled because my husband took down his Facebook post. She was sure it was because he misunderstood her comment. I was very perplexed because my husband doesn’t post. He only has a Facebook page because my daughter set it up for him.
When I returned home, I asked him. He said he was messaging with our granddaughter, who just acquired a tablet. I have no idea how he did it, but he accidentally posted a snap chat picture and then removed it as soon as he realized it. My friend, not knowing my husband very well, made a wrong assumption of his intention.
Our perceptions are based on our past experiences and what we assume. We never know what is in another’s heart, but we assume we do. We assume we know someone’s intention; our ego too often convinces us to think the worse. Our thinking does influence what we see. Perhaps, we should try harder to see the innocence.
In a world where the court of public opinion are fast to find you guilty if you are from the opposite political party; in a world where you are judged by your latest Instagram picture; in a world where you judge every post instantly on Facebook whether it is “like” worthy; maybe, just maybe we should try to see the other side of the coin, maybe we shouldn’t be so quick to judge. Maybe we should not be so fast to assume the worse. Maybe we should be slower to judge and faster to love.
We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are. Anasis Nin
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