"The reason, therefore, that we cannot judge is obvious. We cannot see what is in the heart. We do not know motives, although we impute motives to every action we see. They may be pure while we think they are improper.
It is not possible to judge another fairly unless you know his desires, his faith and his goals. Because of a different environment, unequal opportunity, and many other things, people are not in the same position. One may start at the top and the other at the bottoma nd they may meet as they are going in opposite directions. Someone has said that it is not where you are but the direction in which you are going that counts; not how close you are to failure or success but which way you are headed. How can we, with all our weaknesses and frailties dare to arrogate ourselves the position of a judge? At best, man can judge only what he sees, he cannot judge the heart or the intention, or begin to judge the potential of his neighbor.
When we try to judge people, which we should not do, we havea great tendencey to look for and take pride in finding weaknesses and faults, such as vanity, dishonesty, immorality and intrigue. As a result, we see only the worst side of those being judged."
N. Eldon Tanner (Ensign magazine, July 1972, p. 35)
It is not possible to judge another fairly unless you know his desires, his faith and his goals. Because of a different environment, unequal opportunity, and many other things, people are not in the same position. One may start at the top and the other at the bottoma nd they may meet as they are going in opposite directions. Someone has said that it is not where you are but the direction in which you are going that counts; not how close you are to failure or success but which way you are headed. How can we, with all our weaknesses and frailties dare to arrogate ourselves the position of a judge? At best, man can judge only what he sees, he cannot judge the heart or the intention, or begin to judge the potential of his neighbor.
When we try to judge people, which we should not do, we havea great tendencey to look for and take pride in finding weaknesses and faults, such as vanity, dishonesty, immorality and intrigue. As a result, we see only the worst side of those being judged."
N. Eldon Tanner (Ensign magazine, July 1972, p. 35)
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Love this...and isn't it so true?
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