Lest you be judged too

I've always, ALWAYS refrained from passing ANY negative remarks about anyone.
Call me anything, but I always try to see the good in anyone I meet, unless they've already blown their chance or abused my trust.
I believe it's so important for us to judge gently, because you never know when your turn is coming.



Pray, don't find fault with the man that limps


Or stumbles along the road.


Unless you have worn the shoes he wears


Or struggled beneath his load.






There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt


Though hidden away from view.


Or the burden he bears placed on your back


Might cause you to stumble too.






Don't sneer at the man who's down today


Unless you have felt the blow


That caused his fall or felt the shame


That only the fallen know.






You may be strong but still the blows


That was his if dealt to you


In the selfsame way, at the selfsame time


Might cause you to stagger too.






Don't be too harsh with the man that sins


Or pelt him with word or stone


Unless you are sure - yea, doubly sure -


That you have no sins of your own.






For you know, perhaps,


If the tempter's voice should whisper as soft to you


As it did to him when he went astray


It might cause you to falter too.