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Judging
Here's an an awesome object lesson that I use
with my kids at camp - all you need is a can of fruit or vegetables, and take
the label off add a dent or two also. It's amazing what and how much the younger
ones can come up with! Put the can in the middle of the group and let the group
examine it. Ask them to describe the can. Some may say that it's shiny, that it
has dents, and that it has no label. Then ask how this relates to people. Dents
of course, because we aren't perfect and we all have some sort of short falling.
The reflection we reflect what people say about us. Some may say we*re really
good at something, and others not good and often we'll do just that. Then the
label. We don't want to label people. Only God knows what's on the inside, yet
as people we know how to look on the outside. We need to train ourselves to look
on the inside. On that same note, we need to get to know people and people need
to open themselves up in order to really get to know what's inside. A whole
different road can be taken in discussing what labels we have had, why we don't
like them, etc. Some cans may have a price tag on them, and one can touch on
putting value on people needs to only be done if we really value them (because
sometimes people don't get high value, when they really are). |