Though we are young, we face many decisions in our lives. One major choice is deciding whether or not to ignore judgment.

In the Bible book of Romans, Paul talks about judgment. He explains that by judging others, you are condemning yourself. This is true because when you judge others, you point out what you feel insecure about. If you say something rude about a flaw someone else has, you are actually hurting yourself more than the person.

Another reason why judging is wrong is because you don’t know what that person has been through. Remember the quote that says, “You know their name, but not their story.” If you call someone fat, you really don’t know if they may be starving themselves and haven’t eaten properly in weeks. If you call someone dumb, you don’t know if every night  all they do is study. I know we all judge, but what I have realized is that everyone is unique.

Have you ever gone to a library or book shop to look for a book? When you walk past the shelves, you see lots of books, but there’s just one that catches your eye. You may end up choosing that book, but while reading it, you realize that it may be pretty on the outside, but bad on the inside.

The saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” applies to not only books, but people, too. The most popular, pretty, beautiful or skinny girl in the school may not be prettiest on the inside.

Students should always keep in mind that people are never what they seem. We should make sure we know what people have gone through before we say something about them.