I read a blog about this same topic and he had the most amazing comparison. Icebergs. Now I know what you're thinking...this guy is crazy...because I thought the same thing at first. We all know the story of the Titanic but how many of you actually know the specifics of an iceberg. Well here's your education lesson for the day. Pure ice weighs less than salt water and on average only one-ninth of an iceberg shows above the waters surface. ONE-NINETH!! That makes the expression 'tip of the iceberg' make a lot more sense in my book. The largest iceberg on record....larger than the country of Belgium that was found in the South Pacific Ocean.The same holds true for a person or a situation. We only see a small part of the whole picture. So if we knowingly have only a small portion of information, why are we still so quick to judge/offer our opinion? We want to solve the problem as quickly as possible, sometimes we think that our solution 'is the only correct answer' and feel the need to say it without thinking first, and sometimes have become too comfortable in our roles. Sometimes it hurts to hear that we shouldn't share our opinions but we also have to remember that once again we don't know the whole story either.
So now I want you to think about your own life. Do you think it's possible to ease off of judgement towards others? We (read I) like to give our opinion thinking that it will honestly help the intended recipient. Unfortunately the information that's received isn't always taken in the same manner it's given. A lot of times the intended recipient making the decision knows it's the right one but not everyone else will agree.
I know that I'm going to try in hopes that people will follow suit. It's not going to be easy but the most important choices in life never are.
