There are times we can choose the company we keep and times when we cannot. I am guilty of setting high expectations for others, then often realizing later after I've leveled my judgment upon them, I myself am often guilty of letting others down, whether it be my attitude, my words, or my actions. In social situations I think it wise to choose the company one keeps, we want people around us who have our best interests and well-being at heart, and whose actions do not impede our path to progress, whatever that may be. But in times when we cannot choose the company, such as a job, or in general public, it is easier to race to judgment than to accept the fact that everyone, though they may not be or act or have the same outlook on life we do, are no less human, are no less responsible for their actions than we are. In these situations, if we can maintain humility and a humble spirit, it will likely have a more positive and long-term impact than if we allow rebellion to dictate our actions.

 

There are times you give me pause to think, my friend, of my own personal outlook on life and humanity, and for that I thank you.

That is true (when we can + can't choose company) - I think sometimes when I haven't had the choice it's brought me with people who got me to think about and deal with things I wouldn't have usually wanted to, but that the situation forced me to with them. Sometimes on the flipside people haven't wanted to be with me at work and school but I've seen changes in them too, so I think in some ways it might be deliberately set up by God.

Me + you both judge ourselves, only a good person would because nobody could stay bad for long under those conditions - judgement from ourself or others can force us to improve, but the bad ones pass judgement more often and the good ones are more willing to improve, so the whole thing gets a bit out of balance with most of the improving and most of the learning done by good people who didn't need to learn so much for society to be better. Because bad people are unwilling to learn themselves they exert top-down authority that is unwilling to change and they try to make people feel bad about judging them, and they have a lot of defences themselves, but I suppose it goes to show how much they need to change, and it's a major achievement if you can bring one even slightly more enlightened.
Really the lessons should always be on both sides of the tracks - it's only right that the person who's doing the teaching is willing to learn and improve their own methods and reconsider their ideas from what the student says. Otherwise it's a war of wills. I know God has infinite wisdom but I kind of feel the same way, it can't hurt him to be kept in check, maybe he'd appreciate it so he doesn't inadvertantly drift off corse from what he wants to represent.

True also, that they're everymuch as human, as are we - they should respect you too. Humility deserves credit, and recognition, and the more people appreiciate it the better +fairer things'll be!
Too much rebellion isn't good, but it protects us sometimes from other people - things could get really out of hand if we never stood up for ourselves. Since God doesn't make a direct appearance or interfere with our free will, I think he might've actually given us rebellion because he knew some people would abuse that vacuum of power.

Thankyou! I appreicate the appreicaiation, and you help me think too, I had to think to write this too