How are you Portrayed by others, or do you even care?

2009-04-18T18:59:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, as I sat in class Tweeting and downing a Red Bull in order to pay attention for the upcoming three hours of lecture, I was enlightened by a profound statement that I never thought of before.
The statement is as follows:

"People judge us on what we do, but we judge ourselves on our intentions."
-Hajj Flemings (I believe he is the originator of the particular quote)

Well, I put down my half empty can of "The Bull" and began to think, as I usually do when I am perplexed about a statement.
This got me asking myself questions, not out loud but inner me, about what do I do that give people a good or contrary view of myself.

I also began elaborate on the quote to inner me.
I said inner me, these following things I believe to be true:

1) Everyone does not see us how we want to be seen or how we see ourselves. This might be why some individuals believe they are favored by many when in actuality their many=few.

2) Referring back to the original quote, are we blinded by our so called good intentions as it pertains to how others see us?
Sometimes we use our good intentions as excuses why we did not do something correctly.
So, substituting good intentions for excuses, and restating the previous sentence, Whalaaa:
Are we blinded by our "excuses" as it pertains to how others see us?

3) How can one know how they are being judged or portrayed by others except if those individuals communicate how they really feel about that individual?

To the readers:

Do you care what people think about you or, in so many words, do you care how others judge you?

Side note: If you find any faults in any of my writings, just know I am not a philosopher, linguist, or
MS Word 2007 Spellchecker.......nope............just I guys who ponders ideas. lol

Just Call Me Gabe

2009-04-15T21:09:00.000-07:00

Hello World, this is my first blog post. (Yay for me!!!)
Throughout my blogging, I will begin by discussing my personal views on current events and we'll see where I go from there.
I will also provide information about myself and yeah............so you see I'm new to this. lol

Well, that's all for now. More posts are soon to come, so keep checking back in.
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