Today blog entry topic is about judging other people, by how the person look.
Today after school i made my way to work i saw a young man. He was about my height, African American, low cut fade, and wearing all black. My first thoughts were, "there goes another thug." I said that because in my community all the gangs are represented by colors, and one of the gangs colors just so happen to be black. The young man also wore baggy clothes, extremely dark shades and was smoking a joint.
After seeing that i decided to be a little nosey and observe him some more. The young man then stopped to speak with another guy. This guy was dressed in a rather professional wear, long sleeves, blazer, and dress pants. I then walked a little closer to drop in on their conversation. I then hear the young man in black spoke. I was shocked and amazed when he said, " I'm here for the job interview." Now when i heard that i was like, "dressed like that?" The gentleman in the suit then replied, " OK meet me inside and we will get started."
After getting some food and finished eating it, the thug emerged from the building smiling. He held what looked like his resume, and came out shaking the other gentleman's hand. Apparently he had gotten the job.
The point of my story is this, it was not my place to judge the young man. I went off of how he was dressed and assumed that he was a thug up to no good. Apparently i was wrong. Though he was not appropriately dressed for the occasion, he had his head on, he came got his interview, and got the job on the spot.
That goes to show, don't judge others off how they dress. You just may be wrong. Its not any ones place or authority to judge someone especially when you don't know the person to begin with.
In conclusion, take the time to ask a question, attempt to get to know someone before you judge them.
-Genesis
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