Judgements

I've never been a fan of Desperate Housewives, but I'm starting to realize it's a nice thing to watch, every now and then. Today I saw an episode about judgments (the one in which Susan accidentally shoots Katherine). The message was basicly this: when you judge other people, you may be wrong; when they, on their turn, judge you, you feel uncomfortable - but, if you don't judge yourself, your life will be miserable. 

It's so true!

Everyone knows judgements can be wrong and everyone does them anyway. It's good, it's healthy, it helps you grow up. When someone is hardworking, intelligent, atractive or incredibly interesting, you (probably) feel a desire of becomig a bit like that person, and it makes you want to improve yourself, which is obviously good. Now, I think the problem is that judgments are not always right, and a guy who looked too much of an idiot can be the most lovely creature you've ever met.

On the other hand, when judgments fall upon you, things are a bit different. Other people judging you is one of the worst things ever. No matter how much you try to ignore it and tell yourself you don't need anyone's aproval, you always know how brighter things would be if they really aproved you. But hey, more important than being loved is to love yourself, right?

That's exactly why judging ourselves is the most important thing in human life. Or among the most important. Here's a quotation from Socrates that couldn't fit better:

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

And why is that? Because we are human beings and we should ask ourselves: "Am I the best version of myself?" (see this post, it also fits). We never get to be the best version of ourselves - everytime we move forward, we can see a bit more of the journey ahead of us. Still, the best thing we have to do is to keep walking, because being more is the only thing that matters.

(picture taken from here)