I was really busy in the past few weeks especially with trips, tests, assignments and events going on (which I will write a review on it later). Yea, that was the reason behind my absence in this blog. P.S: sorry bestie, I still love you dearly and dedications will still be given to this blog.
Recently, I have been participating in a Charity Sale at Jonker Walk, Malacca. (Held by Sales and Marketing division of MULS) What we did was selling cookies to help raise donations for the mentally disabled children. Overall the experience was great. But through this event, I realized I had a misconception that has not been corrected untill I went all out in this event, trying to raise fund. ( Damn, education of 20 years.... I learned shit)
I know along this time that we should not judge a book by its cover. We saw and read this quote everywhere, but does it really hit in your mind? Interestingly, I thought I was quite open- minded and not judgemental, but this event made me realized.... Nope, I am only the naive little girl that think she is very open and not judgy towards people.... BULLSHIT, right?
So, in the mid of this event, when I was selling the cookies, I automatically went and promote the cookies to people who seem nice, well kept and well dressed. It was like natural instinct that well dressed people equal nice and financially maintained peeps. However the plot twist was the people that donated and brought the cookies are mostly people that care less about the way they dress and some had tattoos, hairstyles that are far beyond my level (I suck, I know). I remebered having this guy with his hand around his girlfriend, he dressed like an 90s gangsta, with all the tattoos and amount of hair gel on his hair; I did not expect him to buy the cookies, did not bother to ask, merely shouted cookies for charity however the guy just walked to me and staight taking his money out to buy the cookies.... Same goes to many more other people that I thought would not buy the cookies. On another hand, some girls and guys that look so dashing and nicely dress turned out to be rude or ignorant peeps. (Do not get me wrong, not all people that are well-dressed are these people, but the moral of this story is well dressed can mean nothing at all, outer beauty do not reflect the inner one)
It got me thinking, how shitty I am as a person to ever judge people silently, the shittiest part is without knowingly. I have this weird and unrealistic expectations on people based on how they look?! Thanks to this event, it got me thinking... how can I stop all these nonsense in my head?
I cannot figure a better way than really go out and meet people... Be more interactive, talk to people, know their stories before I have any stupid imaginations about them.... So what do you think? Have you judge someone ever before based on their looks? Tell me and share your stories (If you bother to watse a little bit of your time to finish reading this....LOL)
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I know along this time that we should not judge a book by its cover. We saw and read this quote everywhere, but does it really hit in your mind? Interestingly, I thought I was quite open- minded and not judgemental, but this event made me realized.... Nope, I am only the naive little girl that think she is very open and not judgy towards people.... BULLSHIT, right?
So, in the mid of this event, when I was selling the cookies, I automatically went and promote the cookies to people who seem nice, well kept and well dressed. It was like natural instinct that well dressed people equal nice and financially maintained peeps. However the plot twist was the people that donated and brought the cookies are mostly people that care less about the way they dress and some had tattoos, hairstyles that are far beyond my level (I suck, I know). I remebered having this guy with his hand around his girlfriend, he dressed like an 90s gangsta, with all the tattoos and amount of hair gel on his hair; I did not expect him to buy the cookies, did not bother to ask, merely shouted cookies for charity however the guy just walked to me and staight taking his money out to buy the cookies.... Same goes to many more other people that I thought would not buy the cookies. On another hand, some girls and guys that look so dashing and nicely dress turned out to be rude or ignorant peeps. (Do not get me wrong, not all people that are well-dressed are these people, but the moral of this story is well dressed can mean nothing at all, outer beauty do not reflect the inner one)
It got me thinking, how shitty I am as a person to ever judge people silently, the shittiest part is without knowingly. I have this weird and unrealistic expectations on people based on how they look?! Thanks to this event, it got me thinking... how can I stop all these nonsense in my head?
I cannot figure a better way than really go out and meet people... Be more interactive, talk to people, know their stories before I have any stupid imaginations about them.... So what do you think? Have you judge someone ever before based on their looks? Tell me and share your stories (If you bother to watse a little bit of your time to finish reading this....LOL)
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