"So you on the outside look righteous to others, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness."(Matthew 23:28)
We all know that appearances can be deceiving. We may see someone and our brains take in the information provided by the eyes and we make a judgment. Sometimes are judgments are accurate, but it is true that our eyes can deceive us. There are people who by outward appearance seem successful, wealthy, or perhaps the opposite a failure or poor. It is also true that people can put on a good show.
If we take the time to get to know the person a little deeper than their outward appearance we might be surprised with what we learn. I certainly have gotten to know folks who at first glance I might have thought about not engaging. Put them into a neat little box that I've determined and go from there. Frankly that's lazy. When I take the risk of going deeper, I do find that my initial call was right. But I've also been fooled at times. Trusting when I shouldn't have. I hope I haven't done the other way to much where choosing not to go deeper based on initial impressions and missing out on getting to know someone fascinating.
I try to make the outward me be an honest representation of the true me. I hope that what people see is what they get, and that what they get is positive. Might not always be true, but it is what I strive for.
Blessings,
Ed
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