It doesn't take any time at all to judge someone. In less than ten seconds our eyes and ears can deceive us into believing we know who a person is by how they look or what they say. Defining another makes us feel better about ourselves--and in the definition we can diminish, manipulate, and dismiss. The world is full of soundbytes. In fact most of what we read and believe we understand about a person or situation is captured within the framework of thirty seconds-two minutes. Judgement requires nothing of you other than the activation of the most menial aspect of the human brain.
Loving someone, however, takes time. It mandates giving a piece of yourself. It requires looking someone in the eye and allowing them to see YOU in all your frailty and vulnerability. Love necessitates abundance, an opening up rather than a shutting down or off. Love goes beyond thought to engage the heart. And in that place, true wisdom resides.
Today, take the time to love.
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