Be Prepared to Be Judged

I'm reading Enders Game right now and am taking a break from it to do this post that has been on my mind.  It does include examples of this in it,  but you can find it, anywhere.  The theme is that you will be judged, so get past that fear right away and move on to being productive.

Judgment has become the currency of society.  It is the given means of acceptance, the way to absolution, the alternative to feeling or thought, and the altar of rebirth.  There are so many reasons for it that it is without number, but it is the most popular thesis around which the world turns, now.  

Judgment is not new, and the world goes through cycles that typically result from who or what is being judged... foreigners, self, sin, priests, exs .. whatever.  And, to those judging the facts of the matter do not matter for much.  You can be judged for being too emotional, too cold, not religious, or simply being religious in a different way.  In Enders Game, his parents had to hide their religion from the public but then disputed into which faith the kids must be baptized.  Religion seems bound for conflict rather than unity, historically.

There has been centuries of war over how someone wants to love God or who they want to love.  This month, many are judging others for how they choose to love themselves or others around them.  And, the President wants to erect a cage for conflict as his national symbol, which definitely seems a fitting symbol of his Presidency.

So, point made.. you will be judged by someone.  Now that we have that established, lets move on to the... so what.. factor.

If you live your life trying to please others, you will fail at the endeavor and will waste time you could have used more effectively building towards a better version of yourself that more fits and rewards yourself for being yourself.

So, in this month of LGBTQ pride, I'd suggest that you take pride in yourself, no matter what your differences are and even if you are not LGBTQ to love yourself and stop trying to be accepted by anyone else (a fools errand) and instead be accepted by yourself.  Then, let that lead to more happy paths,  ahead.