Why are we so quick to judge people? I've noticed that the more removed from a person we are the worse punishment we are prepared to give. Why is it so hard for us to empathize with others? We all do or think bad things. Then when someone gets caught doing a bad thing, we instantly put up a punishment for them: “throw him in jail”, “cut his head off”, or “banish him”. We mostly refuse to remember the complexity of life and choice. I think it's because we all need a bad guy. We need a bad guy to make us feel good. Maybe more subconsciously we need a bad guy so, in our lives we stop being the bad guy for a moment.
Like Tony Montana (Scarface) explains, you're not the bad guy because you're a better liar. So, let's start being truthful to ourselves. Let's not pass judgment on anyone; whether someone does drugs, lies, steals or murders. Let's take precautions to protect each other, but let's not judge a person's worth unless we know them as well as we know ourselves.
Lots of crimes or sins happen from circumstance, not to mention, mental disabilities. You don't use crack cocaine because you were never introduced to it. You never desperately needed an easy way out of every day life. My point being there are reasons for your sins and what you believe are sins. You can't possibly expect people in different situations than you to have the same morals as you. Further more, you can't assume your morals are the right ones for every situation because you have not been in every situation.
Some movies I can think of as having this theme are The Conversation and Scarface. A video game would be Braid. I know there is more but I can't think of any. Please check out these movies and game or at least do something you wouldn't normally do. Rent a movie you would pass, listen to different music, try a new sport, listen to a variety of stand up comedy, etc. This way, the more experiences you have, the more refined your morals and empathy will become.
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