What's it been? Three weeks? I don't know if it has been quite that long, but I definitely have been taking a hiatus from creative writing. But, here I am, rectifying that. History papers have a way of consuming every bit of energy that one may have left over from the rest of school.
For that fact, I am quite appreciative of Thanksgiving break. It couldn't have arrived any sooner. I was definitely starting to feel the pull of the holidays, and the drain of not being around family for those times. And also, sleep. To be able to sleep is something that one shouldn't lose touch with, but I have managed that with flying colors. So, this last weekend was spent in getting back in touch with it. And also, catching up with my Bible reading. The was another thing that I allowed to fall by the way side. Currently, I'm working through Deuteronomy, and I was reading a passage in it the other day of the importance of having multiple witnesses before convicting someone of a crime.
And it struck me that I do that all too often.
More specifically, how easy it is to jump to conclusions without knowing exactly what is going on.
This thought sunk in again the other day while I was working at a local coffee shop. A friend walked by and we ended up having a really good conversation. We covered a lot of ground, but one of the things that came back to me was how easy it was to make a judgment call on a friend or acquaintance. I've noticed how quickly I can jump to conclusions when it comes to certain events, people, or things. I assume that my small sample size with them counts as the whole story, even though I know that there may be more to it than what is evident.
And in our conversation, we discussed friend groups. Friend groups can be a paradox. It is wonderful how great it feels to be included, and then the ensuing growth and maturation of friendships because of it. And yet there is always a danger to a blessing, and the one that I've noticed is the development of cliques. Or the sensitivity that we develop in regard to other friend groups. It is easy to see and point out how many flaws that they have, but yet we fail to regard our own groups mistakes and weaknesses. The classic log in your own eye.
And that is something I've been learning about in the last few weeks.
So hopefully, next time I start making a judgment call, I'll take a sharper look in the mirror and evaluate the situation with more grace.
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