Labels build false characters

Prejudice leads to false character building.

Being judged or labeled may be inevitable. And while it happens, the judged eventually become what they were branded for because other people approached them as such.

For example, if we believe that all blonds are dumb, we will most likely talk to them as if they really are idiots. We approach them as such, they respond appropriately, then we respond back, they respond again and then us and then them and so on.

Characters shape up because sometimes we unknowingly look for the character we believe a person is suppose to be, usually based on how we first know or heard of him/her. In our exampe, the process created the "dumb blond" personality.

And if at the first attempt the dumb-blond-theory failed, some may opt to persist and insist. And the cycle goes on. We decide to stop only when the judgement is proven. Unaware that we are simply satisfying an equation that didn't exist.

Hasty conclusions. A self fulfillment prophesy. It's a recurring pattern yet we still fail often at it.

We never learn.

Guilt Can Actually Be A Good Thing (If You Think About It)

"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." - Albert Einstein

In some cases, guilt is felt whenever we feel that we are being blamed for something. Then we react. That is viewing from a personal or first person's point of view.

This feeling of being blamed is a normal reaction in situations where a serious issue is being brought up on the table. But I think the truth is we feel guilty because there is a subliminal acknowledgment of an unaccomplished task.

Blaming becomes a reasonable excuse. An emotional defense mechanism. Heated arguments begin when minds close.

My personal approach to guilt is to channel my thoughts positively by understanding the above. When I feel guilty, I try to exert an extra effort to listen more about the situation and find a solution instead of arguing who is right about what.

This attitude does more wonders than simply arguing about an issue for the sake of proving something.


"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution." - Bertrand Russell