The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #84008   Message #1548255
Posted By: Amos
23-Aug-05 - 11:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: Hmmm.... Noted Without Comment
Subject: RE: BS: Hmmm.... Noted Without Comment
Don:

I think we need to 'ware the slippery slope there.

Judgement is a requirement for effective action, and judgement on the decisions and actions of people whose live intersect with yours is a necessary thing; we can only hope for wisdom and insight.

But being judgmental toward individuals just on general principle is spiritually toxic, the posture of gossips and busybodies and book-banners. The old Indian saying about walking a mile in another's moccasins comes to mind. This sort of non-judgemental view is very different from silence based on fear or the inability to assess and decide matters. The two should not be confused.


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