So often we are judged by our knee jerk reactions rather than by our thoughtful responses. We’re judged by our reactions when we’re hurt, cornered, fearful, hopeless, and alone rather than by our responses when we’re peacefully and thoughtfully convicted.

There is more to us than search results, sound bites, and social media posts. We grow and learn. We are knocked down and then we get up again. Over and over. We stretch out our hand to help others who also have been knocked down.

But we’re remembered for our falls.

There is much more to us than what anyone else sees or hears or is generally willing to see or hear. We may see other people’s bigger pictures while realizing they will never see—or even want to see—ours.

Judging is like wearing blinders. Judgment blinds and narrows our vision. It blinds and narrows our sense of reality. It blinds and narrows us.