Love and judgment

          Does impartiality mean the absence of love? Can we judge someone and yet still love them?
         People in love tend to find honesty in those they love, even when only bad things are evident. Such people are often foolish and naive, and don’t see the evil that everyone else sees. Because of this, love is blind and foolish, wandering like a drunk looking for another drink.
       Love is not truly what people say, and it can be exactly like that, wrapped in the same package. But how can we do justice if we don’t feel love, empathy and understanding when judging someone? When we look at people through the cold lens of reason, the result is a dystopian, unreal and mathematical world – in short, an inhuman one. Cold understanding only exists when people give up compassion and empathy for others.
         Some people usually say that history is cruel, but who made it?
       Only those who are scoundrels or have bad intentions are unable to understand the act of judging. I wonder: what about genocides, idolaters and criminals? Do they deserve judgment or revenge? Civilised societies judge and imprison individuals instead of killing them, because these societies are founded on laws and systems of justice; therefore, they do not behave like criminals. Does this behaviour mean love for others? In my opinion, love is a kind of religion or another way of seeing the other. Punishment must be proportional, and the stronger should not have the power to do what they want to do.
          Furthermore, love is not only a relationship between people; it is also a link to our neighbours. Our neighbours are not a personal choice; they are, first of all, a conception of humanity.
        If we strip away compassion, affection and passion from the idea of love, we must see love as an attitude that helps us to understand another person’s reasons. At times, the act of judging is motivated by our thirst for revenge, and we may rush to judge and condemn criminals out of interest or prejudice. If we wish to live in a fair world, we must be fair in our act of judging, and only love, in my opinion, can eliminate these issues.
          However, love does not mean sacrificing ourselves. Love is also preserving our own integrity and the integrity of others. Because of this, retaliation must not interfere with our act of judging.
         We can understand the beloved person’s mistakes, but we don’t need to stay together if we see these behaviours as a personal offence or a betrayal. We have to let the other person go and not eliminate them physically. That is the truest act of love we can carry out. If we judge someone, even if it’s in silence, we must move on with our lives, and our self-respect must remain as the most important thing.

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