Judging people for conformity shows your lack of compassion and gives it away that you were just like them not too long ago.
We're only really bothered by people who remind us of our recent selves. Just like teenagers can't stand kids and teenagers appear cringe to adults.
Judging people for conformity shows your lack of compassion and gives it away that you were just like them not too long ago. We're only really bothered by people who remind us of our recent selves. Just like teenagers can't stand kids and teenagers appear cringe to adults.
Unfortunately, all we have to compare ourselves with, most of the time, is the polished surface of the people we meet day to day, going placidly about their business, seemingly free from all the weirdness we know exists in ourselves.
The School of Life • A Simpler Life: A guide to greater serenity, ease and clarity
We eventually figured out that Irene had a death grip on the belief “Everyone thinks I should be perfect at everything.” It had never even crossed my mind to judge Irene. But in a culture where we’re all ranked against one another from preschool on, it’s easy to see where she got her fear of being judged.