Perception a way one perceives how someone or something is looked at. Glass half full, half empty, color of your skin, which sex you are may be factors of how you are perceived by someone else. Many factors can affect why one sees things the way they do, way you were raised, social influence, economic influence, religious beliefs, lifes bitter experience may open or close your eyes to how you perceive people or things. Judgment comes from our perception of people and things. Acceptance, ones ability to understand, be educated about something and come to terms with it. This may not be something that you believe in or participate in but you have accepted it as part of life or the way things are. Tolerance, ones ability to put up with, live with, someone or something that may irritate or rub us the wrong way we may do this out of love, respect, or just not to cause more problems. This lifestyle is perceived by others as wrong, some are accepting, some are tolerant but for the most part no physical harm comes from society, people don't physically abuse you at a bar, nightclub, or just walking down the street because of your choice to live this life. LGBT people are perceived as not normal, their rights are taken away, they are physically abused, discriminated against, left feeling alone, commit suicide. The year is 2020 when do we as human beings start to act like caring, compassionate, accepting, tolerant people instead of perceiving things we don't understand or are uneducated about and passing Judgment? I write this standing in the middle between my older parents set in their ways, misconceptions, and perceptions and my 2 transgender children who have to live in this world full of racism, hate, the perception that they are not normal. I only see how loving, caring, helpful, friendly, outgoing, funny they are why can't others. As with this life style perception can give it a oh that's not normal, but education can bring acceptance or at least tolerance. I implore all who have been passed Judgement on to educate those who perceive people who are different as wrong or not normal. For my children I will always protect them, stand by their choices and be accepting and tolerant because I lovek them. My only wish is to one day see a world where we are all seen as humans with no labeling. Peace be with you all.
4 years ago. February 1, 2020 at 12:47 PM