Why this mindset will help YOUR inner peace and happiness
In the past, I used to get frustrated over people’s behavior.
Why?
Because my thoughts came from my perspective on life and what I considered to be normal.
Of course, my perspective today still is highly subjective and it is ... well ... just my perspective. It is not the one truth and it will never be.
Only when I realized this and stopped judging other people’s behavior, I was able to change perspective.
Don’t judge what you can‘t understand.
You cannot understand how other people feel and why they behave the way they do. You can only make assumptions.
You only know very small bits of their lives. And you judge upon that what you see.
If you had lived their lives in their particular environments, it is most probable that you would think and behave equally. Always bear that in mind and be gentle. You don’t know what they are going through.
Nowadays, I strive to observe and maybe wonder, but instead of getting annoyed by my subjective assumptions, I choose to understand. The more I understand someone else’s perspective on life, the easier it becomes for me to be in peace with them and their strange behavior. When I don’t judge too quickly, it becomes easier to assume good intent and see the good in the other.
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