Judge Not

Having good judgment is a desirable trait. In the same way that pride gets a bad name from its extremes, judgment is usually put in the wrong light. We all want fairness and that is what judgment is all about. If something deserves merit, it should be rewarded. If someone sacrifices and works hard at something everyone wants, there will be greater material reward because of the amount of people that are contributing. But if few people need what a person produces, reward for the hard work has to come from inner satisfaction. 

A confident person will look at these things realistically and make proper judgment. In order to make a living it is necessary to do things that bring material reward. This is why we have to make decisions and sacrifice doing what we feel at times. Few want to get up and go out in a blinding blizzard but we do what is necessary to live. This can get out of balance either way by either neglecting inner satisfaction or neglecting material need. Imbalances cause people to become judgmental. Those who neglect material need will tend to judge those who have things while those who neglect inner satisfaction tend to think everyone is lazy.

Those who have poor judgment will live their lives by passing blame. This gets them off the hook and is a quick irresponsible way to feel justified. The word justified means forced equalization. Rather than balancing enjoyment and earning with proper judgment, they simply claim that the world is unjust. Somewhere someone is enjoying what they had coming to them. This inner dissatisfaction causes a person to become unrealistic within themselves and toward others. It works this way with moral judgment also. It is easier to look for third parties to blame than to address what is causing the turmoil within oneself.

A person with good judgment will look at things compassionately, realistically and with confidence when making adjustments in his own life and when working with others. This is what is meant by being fair. In our transactions with others and the exchange inside our heart concerning worth, a person of good judgment will confidently do what it takes to make things fair with realistic expectations. This person will have the inner satisfaction that both the reward and effort were worth it.