when did people start to become judgmental?

@jpaxxx21 (170)
Singapore
March 12, 2011 10:11am CST
when we were young kids, when we first set foot in school, everyone was our friend. we see every child as equal no rich no poor.. now that we are older, we have learned to choose people we want to be with. we say things against other people we don't like. i wonder at what age we started being judgmental, being choosy... i envy kids, they live a happy & simple life. when we have become older, we are not satisffied with what we have & we want more, discontented, complicated... sigh! just a thought...
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9 responses
• Philippines
13 Mar 11
When we set foot in school that was the very first time we met different kind of individual and started adapting to them. That is the time we are about to explore things and getting to know each person we met just by considering him our friend. A child never knows how the word judgmental coz they are more focused on the interaction they have to their fellows by playing games and bonding a lot. They have no hesitations and doubts over others and that becomes lesser and lesser as they got older.let's say a grader trust his friend a 100% but becomes less when reach high school..Wonder why? As they go along the way they met circumstances challenges their relationship and some loses trust in some instances.People have different principles.beliefs and judgment over the other and we,the elders must not just know that but understand and RESPECt our differences. Instead of being judgmental just by seeing the outside,why dont we befriend the person,know him deeply and understand what is he likes to be.It is looking the inner beauty of a person that is most important than judging the filthy cover over the rich pages of intelligence and integrity. I think older must be responsible on handling their thoughts and words coz i believe they got the more experiences than the kids who are just starting to enter the life of challenges. And we must take those experiences as a lesson to be more contented and simple to have an enjoyable life..Remember that we can't sleep well if we have "angst" in our heart.so better cast it out and live peacefully
@jpaxxx21 (170)
• Singapore
15 Mar 11
nice one :) if only we could be kids again & life would be that simple in an adult's point of view. kids don't know what is simple & complicated. sometimes, i wish i can be a child again :)
@Galena (9110)
13 Mar 11
I think you have quite an idealised view of children. they discriminate too. and make each others lives hell over weight, financial situation, appearence. you name it. unfortunately I think it's a part of human nature from a very early age.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
13 Mar 11
I believe that people have always had the capabilities to be judgmental. society today and our views of the world and advances of modern technology just make those judgments more available to see and to hear. People will always judge each other whether they mean to or not. it is our human nature to do so.
@Masihi (4413)
• Canada
13 Mar 11
Hmmm, I'm thinking around grade one, because in daycare and grade primary, kids are still learning basic developmental skills, and just about any company's good enough for them. Around age six or seven they start to think independantly, and their brain is more developed as they learn from their parents' attitudes, and they also develop preferences as they start to fine-tune their personalities. But a lot of it has to do with our society, the media, and our families. It is rather sad, and I also wish we can be as simplistic as children.
@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
13 Mar 11
I think we are judged since we are a kid and then we grow up thinking this is the right thing to do, that if we judge people we are going to control more each other, I don't know. It's been a while that I punish my self when I'm doing it by thinking if I was in that case I could do even worse, that's the best way to we to stop judging.
@thereza (314)
• Philippines
13 Mar 11
I just become judgmental when i see the behavior of other people. Only on that part but about the level in life or if they are poor or rich! Only on that thing.
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
12 Mar 11
A lot of factors can be the cause of why people became judgmental. It might have been how parents brought their children up. The school system also plays a major role by teaching children concepts like rich and poor, peer influence and the like. TV and radio shows can also influence people and thus become judgmental of others. Sometimes I think that it's better not to teach kids concepts that may eventually lead them to judge people.
• United States
12 Mar 11
Quite unfortunate that the innocent mind somehow in life becomes corrupted. It does have to do with environment, surroundings, harsh life at times and character. Reason why I say character is because although we can be exposed to so much in life we should have the courtesy to not only mind our own business but have the sense not to judge people especially when we do not know who they are.
• Indonesia
12 Mar 11
when we were kids our mind has not been established, which is just playing and playing After starting an adult minds and our hearts have learned desire, envy, anger, angry, jealous and so on, that's why today a lot happened during an argument that can not be resolved.