Let me not.
On a bench, resting at a switchback along an upward path.
Figure after figure appears, crosses, disappears behind the turn. None stop. All press on.
Will I meet them later on my journey, spent in a heap? Is the effort a march of eager joy? Are they readying to turn around?
Judgment creeps through my thoughts.
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Grant my greater love, Lord, that I may look on all with compassion. Who among us has not overtired themselves? Who among us has not needed aid?
I live a life of ease due entirely to your providence. Let me not judge others who are not yet able to see for themselves: all is well.
– from the mountain
Consider:
How can I better accept others completely?
Reading:
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
— Ian Maclaren
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“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”
— Marcus Aurelius
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“Judge not, that ye be not judged.”
— Matthew 7:1 (KJV)
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