Sunday, June 28, 2009

How shall I judge thee?

How shall I judge Kuwait? Culture, economy, education, religion, weather, temperament, military strength, national resources, hospitality, charity, political structure, values,… the list goes on.
Who am I to judge? Can one person sit in judgment of another, of a race, of a country? I’m going to say yes. And I am going to call it “judging” for the very purpose of invoking the suggestion that my commentary is more than just perspective or opinion. I wish to develop an evaluation that would sufficiently analyze a country on a universal level. A person’s perspective on a country is simply their opinion of how that country suits them. And we all have different preferences. We use words like third world country to suggest we are talking about an economically, structurally, and politically under developed country. Our governmental and international groups rank countries by some of the criteria I mentioned earlier. I am sure someone somewhere has done this already but I need to do it for my one edification. And I get to use big words. Again, I seek to establish a set of criteria that is more universal and employees my theory of universal balance.
I will admit to being a little self-righteous in my judgment of Kuwait. A younger me would have simply been self righteous but this current me, a little older and wiser, can say that my self righteousness has evolved into self confidence. I have judged enough situations in my life to know that I am on the right track to seeking a universal truth, to know that my wisdom grows, and that my evolution serves the greater evolution of mankind.
So you may sit in judgment of me, and so on and so on… And when enough people have judged, and evolved, I will know I am on the right track. It is truly one person at a time. Each person’s judgment does count. We must know our own truth to create a collective truth. There are a few quotes out there that serve my point.
“Believe in something, because if you believe in nothing, you will fall for anything.”
“If each person swept their own front porch, the world would be a cleaner place.”
Something about keep your eyes clear; they are your window to the world. I have to look for the exact quotes and the credit for these.
The fact that mob mentality exists shows how important individual opinion is to a stable world. Without individual self confidence, the herd of sheep follows a lion anywhere including down the wrong path. One person can make a difference (Knight Rider, TV series). One person can sit in judgment. One person evolves then one group, one race, one country, one world.
I will look at each aspect of Kuwait in future blogs.

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