Judgment Is The Enemy

Judgment is the enemy Of love and friendship: Will you judge someone you love? Can you maintain a friendship after condemnation? Believing one has the right To criticize or condemn another Is unfairness and unkindness to both the criticized And the criticizer: It is showing harshness to the criticized And missing the opportunity to see oneself In a constructive mirror for the criticizer. When you judge another, You lay the snare of hypocrisy for yourself: Will you never fall into the same mistakes? Will you never enter the same loneliness Or place of loss confusion as the person you judge? Will your life situations protect you forever from never stealing Or lying or coveting? Do you have a guarantee not to be human? Gracious Creator of mercy, Divine Inspiration of brotherhood and sisterhood, Let us live for the sake of friendliness and love, Allow us to view everyone as a beautiful work in progress As we hope people will gently view us the same. May our eyes be open wide to see the good in others And may we softly turn our gaze from seeing someone’s mistakes As their defining qualities. May we truly trust everyone’s finest moment is yet to arrive.