The danger in judging others is threefold: • We hurt people’s feelings. • When we see others as stereotypes or jump to conclusions about them, we may not grasp what they have come to teach us. We also miss out on intimate moments with them and on noticing how unique, how touching their story is. These are the qualities that can open us to compassion. • When we criticize, we stand to lose compassion for the difficult conditions that are behind what others may do.
