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The Ultimate Reason You Need To Stop Judging Others
Take a short lesson from my cat and dog, won’t you?
You know that person you hate from the bottom of your heart? You’re like him. You’re just as awful.
Sure, maybe not in that aspect you hate, but you have way more in common than you want to admit. What about that person you admire? You also have things in common with her! Isn’t that awesome?
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” — Jim Rohn
You can find this said all around the internet. But there isn’t any basis for this quote. Of course, it implies that you are most influenced by those people and there’s no denying this.
But you’re also the average of the 6 people you spend your time with. Of the 15 people, too. Of the 100 people too. Of all the people you’ve met throughout your life. And even those you have just seen in videos or read about.
After all, some of the things that impacted your life impacted others too. It may be a piece of news, a similar experience you had a Starbucks, a demeaning comment both of you received from different people. You may even have looked at the sun at the exact same time.
Sure, the further the person is from you, the less in common you’ll have. And yet, in…
