People make assumptions about people before they meet. Assumptions are made because of the external stimuli ie the data they get from others. This is very prejudicious. By not offering someone a clean slate we are taking away the experience of discovering them and ourselves. How a person behaves with someone is completely independent of how he/she will be with you. Everyone’s world is different. The cosmos is same but the fabric and interpretations different. Stories are a great way to showcase a viewpoint. Through the “frictional” story below I will try to share my viewpoint.

A small time movie producer once decided to shoot his entire movie in a small town to make it more authentic. He moved the entire crew to a small town. A town who had never seen actors or celebrities.

The actors and other crew members were not greatly respected by their peers as they were still trying to establish themselves. We know how cutthroat the entertainment industry is. These actors were part is that cutthroat industry, where people don’t think twice about stabbing someone on their back to get ahead in life. On second thoughts I guess this is true in all industries today.

The townsmen on the other hand were very naive. They didn’t knew the hash realities of Tinseltown. On the arrival of the cast and crew of the small movie they got really excited and extended a warm welcome. They extended support like they had never done. Not even to each other. They were just elated to have a movie being shot in their own backyard and felt privileged to share simple conversations with people whom they had earlier just seen on screen. People on screen are just one level below god in a small town.

Getting this humbling welcome from the town the Tinseltown folks somehow dropped the hard shell of roughness and tried to bring the best out of them. They became very friendly with the town’s people. The same people who used to run away from ordinary people for the risk of being mugged for an autograph became just ordinary people. Became friends.

After two months the movie was complete. The cast and crew left the town taking an experience they thought didn’t exist. The townsmen however unhappy to see them go had an unforgettable experience which was out of their world.

In the end, both the “mean spirited” people of Tinseltown and the “uptight” people of the small town had a good experience (sic. trip).
Had the townsmen knew the meanness of the city folks would they have given the whole hearted welcome and help which they offered? And had the cast and crew known how uptight people in a small town are, would they have gone to the town, let alone talking to them like their peers? You can decide that.

In the end all what matters is how much happiness and positive energy you give to the world. The more you give the more you get back. The cosmos maintains the equilibrium. The cosmos is great at that. (It’s scientifically proven through physics 😄).

So, whenever I meet someone new I try to ignore things I have “heard” about their personalities. How the person was with someone doesn’t decide how he/she will be with me. I am not the person they did anything bad or good to. Nor have I done anything evil to him/her.

Judging someone entails that you are a master in the aspect you are making the judgement. In life, we are all equal. All equally lost, all trying to make sense of what life is. We don’t have the skills to judge. Atleast, I don’t.

Be nice to everyone you meet and they will be nicer to you. Always try to have a good trip and keep tripping.