The ancient Chinese philosopher Er Li better known as Lao Tzu or “old master” said, “As soon as the world regards something as beautiful, ugliness simultaneously becomes apparent.” In other words judgments are the splitting of the true nature of things into polar extremes. Therefore from the true underlying reality or nature there is no beautiful/ugliness, good/bad, or right/wrong. These polar words were useful tools for early humans, that helped them navigate everyday reality, to know what was healthy for them and what to avoid, unhealthy.

But since the dawn of hierarchical thinking polar judgments have been used to promote societal classes and divisions.  Thus only beautiful, good, and right people are accepted into the higher classes of society. Only the people that practice your religion, belong to your club, or have your knowledge base are beautiful, good and right. Everyone else is then ugly, bad, and wrong. This social hierarchy of values, within a society, is the number one cause of haves and have nots, of resentment, bigotry, and crime.

But worst of all it divides people and things into loveable and un-loveable. This isn’t love at all. True Love and caring has no social judgments, and in a truly sustainable caring worldview there is no right or wrong only wounding and healing. As humans we can never get away from judgments because judgments are what create our reality. But we can learn to not use judgments to wound others.  

O Frank Turner
Author and Speaker
The Science of Spirit: Beyond The Bleep www.ofrank.com