Humans, by nature, are a judgmental lot. Despite knowing that it should not be practiced, we go about our work with an opinion about everybody and everything in our sight, without even giving the other guy a simple, standing chance! Although vehemently denied by the International Flight Crew Association, just ask the number of people who have been treated indifferently by the Airlines – and you will come up with an unsettling number. We complain about their treatment at a time, when we ourselves have met out similar treatment to others (Of course that is not an excuse for being treated insidiously by the airlines!). Do you remember the last time you turned a grey face to your newly joined colleague, because you “thought” he was snooty? Or, better still, do you remember the last time you made a faux pass at your neighbor because of “His-dog-must-have-mauled-down-my-petunias” attitude?
Opinions are not bad, as long as they do not interfere with our behavior with our fellow beings. Also, opinion, if allowed to ferment in its juices for a long time, is more refreshing and enlightening. We all know that a well formed opinion goes a long way in building bridges with people we hardly know. Our actions are not without a root in our consciousness – wherein lies the opinions - the drivers of our actions. Our lives will be bland without some juices in it – opinions are the juices in the soup called Life; at the same time, we must remember that what opinions we form about others are the basic framework of our understanding of their nature – this understanding should not be corrupt just on mere speculations and similar vicissitudes. We should give the other guys a chance to be “opinionated”!
