Cookie Theif

We talked about generalizing and being a "cookie theif" in class this week. It's interesting to think about how much people judge other people before they get to know them. First imperssions are everything, and until you get to know someone, the first raction you had normally stays with you. But most of the time, you can't help from judging the new people you meet. It just comes naturally. A lot of the time I try to stay positive about everyone I meet. I can't say I don't judge people or genealize about them based on what they're wearing or how they talk. But I try to look past that when first meeting them. And we've all been cookie thieves before. There's no denying it. We just automatically think certain ways about people before we get to know them. I was really surprised about the violin player, and how no one acknowleged him just because he was playing in the subway. It just goes to show how everyone makes their judgments. But it also goes to show that we should try to refrain from doing so so we can get to know everything before we judge.