We are told not to judge people by their appearance. There are sayings like "Appearances are deceitful" or "Don't judge a book by its cover". But let me ask you what is the first thing that we do when we meet a new person? We judge! Some people immediately attract our attention and some make us look away.
I think judging someone by their appearance is our human instinct, a survival instinct. For example, if I got lost somewhere and needed to ask for directions and there were two people to choose from: a guy with lots of piercings and tattoos or a man wearing a suit and a pair of glasses, I would probably go for the man in the suit.
In fact it isn't bad to judge someone by their appearance, if you are able to give that person a chance to show their inner world. We should always be open to the possibility that our first judgment could be wrong.
We are told not to judge people by their appearance. There are sayings like "Appearances are deceitful" or "Don't judge a book by its cover". But let me ask you what is the first thing that we do when we meet a new person? We judge! Some people immediately attract our attention and some make us look away.
I think judging someone by their appearance is our human instinct, a survival instinct. For example, if I got lost somewhere and needed to ask for directions and there were two people to choose from: a guy with lots of piercings and tattoos or a man wearing a suit and a pair of glasses, I would probably go for the man in the suit.
In fact it isn't bad to judge someone by their appearance, if you are able to give that person a chance to show their inner world. We should always be open to the possibility that our first judgment could be wrong.