Judgment

I frequently find people telling me that they don't judge others. Personally I find this to be total bullshit. Judgment is a necessary part of life. We as intelligent beings can't help but judge others. Now you might find yourself saying that you try not to judge people, but let's face facts, we all do.
Before you get all defensive think about what judgment is and how you use it. If a stranger walked up to you in class or on the street and asked you for the time, what's the first thing you do? You judge them. You may be consciously grabbing for your phone or looking at the nearest clock, but like it or not the first thing you do is judge the stranger. Then after you tell them the time, or not,  you end up judging them again. Did you like them? Were they nice? Was that smell them? What were they wearing? Nice haircut... etc, etc. Judgment could potentially be bad especially when getting into stereotypes, but it is originally meant to be a good thing. It is meant to help protect us from bad situations and/or bad people. For example if someone walked up to you on the street and they were about to rob you, your judgment would tell you that something's not right.
I'm not saying that everyone's judgment is correct all the time, but think about how you yourself judge other people and how this effects your reaction to that person. Maybe you are judging that person unfairly. Maybe you give them more credit than they deserve. Either way judgment is a part of it.