We live in an imperfect world and apparently, we are
not perfect either. But most people keep on judging anyone else and looking for
their flaws. It seems like it’s a traditional notion among people to judge
someone and seek for their negativities. They tend to be self-centered and
forget the flaws within themselves.
As what the old saying wanted to imply, we should eye
upon ourselves first before looking to someone else because we also have
imperfections and most importantly, we don’t know what their situations are and
what are the real stories behind other people.
Let me share you a story that I read. A story of two
fathers which might enlighten us to be open minded and care about others’
position.
A doctor entered the hospital
in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call as
soon as possible, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block.
He found the boy’s father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor.
On
seeing him, the dad yelled, “Why did you take all this time to come?
Don’t you know that my son’s life is in danger? Don’t you have any sense of
responsibility? ”
The
doctor smiled &and said, “I am sorry, I wasn’t in the hospital
& I came as fast as I could after receiving the call…… And now, I wish
you’d calm down so that I can do my work.”
“Calm
down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If
your own son dies now what will you do??” said the father angrily.
The
doctor smiled again and replied:, “I will say what Job said in the Holy
Book, ‘From dust we came & to dust we return, blessed be the name of
God’. Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go and intercede for your son, we will do
our best by God’s grace.”
“Giving
advises when we’re not concerned is so easy,” murmured the father. The
surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy.
“Thank
goodness!, Your son is saved!” and without waiting for
the father’s reply, he carried on his way running. “If you have any
questions, ask the nurse!!”
“Why
is he so arrogant? He couldn’t wait some minutes so that I ask about my son’s
state,” commented the father when seeing the nurse
minutes after the doctor left.
The
nurse answered, tears coming down her face: “His son died yesterday in
a road accident, he was at the burial when we called him for your son’s
surgery. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left running to finish his
son’s burial.”
Never judge anyone….. Because you
never know how their life is and what they’re going through. And we should keep
in mind that no one else except the God has the right to have judgments.
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