Prejudice

PREJUDICE - The word prejudice refers to prejudgment: making a decision about, before becoming aware of the relevant facts of, a case or event. Initially this was referred to making a judgment of a person based on that person's race, religion, class, etcetera, before receiving information relevant to the particular issue on which the judgment is being made...

I would be a hypocrite if i say that i am not guilty of pre-judging other people just like when i saw the video of Susan Boyle in Britain's got talent show. Susan Boyle is a 47 year old brit who is unemployed. She auditioned just like the others and came on stage flabby, shaggy and old. At first i thought she was going to make fun of herself and pitied her. The look on Simon Cowell's face and the audience confirmed that i thought the same way they did..waste of time..pity how people would allow themselves to be humiliated on national, make that international television just to get a few seconds of fame.
But when she began to sing, I was stunned the moment the first note came from her angelic and close to perfect voice! She sang the song better than any singer in Les Miserables' I dream a dream. At the end of the video stream, i was speechless and ashamed of myself for judging her. Underneath that flabby and shaggy old lady was a beautiful voice.. a precious gift truly her own.. And does she have talent? Oh yes, she does indeed. In fact it is far better than most skinny and sexy celebrity we know.

The incident with Susan Boyle is a concrete example of how prejudicial this world is. And she is a constant reminder to us all that we should not judge people right away most especially on the basis of looks or appearance. A crumpled paper package may contain the most precious gem. And we will never know what is inside unless we open it. It takes a while to know and appreciate it but only then can we pass judgment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY