Why is it our nature to judge others so severely...some more than others? I believe that it is part of our "human nature" whatever that really entails. We are told that we will be judged by the ultimate judge one day and that we are to leave the judging to Him and to those in authority positions. Some call this part of racism. Is it really? For thousands of years each culture has tended to group together naturally. In Human Resources, I taught classes that encouraged people NOT to follow their natural feelings of wanting to be surrounded by others like themselves and to reach outside the box to hire someone as much UNlike them as possible so that we would have a "diverse" environment. Why are there black, white, Chinese, and Hispanic areas and neighborhoods? No one forced all of these people to live close together. It happens naturally. I look down upon my neighbors who told me that in Mexico they do not feed their animals dog/cat food, but instead feed them table scraps or if none are available they expect them to do what wild animals would do and find food outside. (Mice, lizards, birds etc...) I watch their cat trying to find food each day. I think this is horrific...but is it really? That is what they do in their culture. I pray that God will open my heart and mind to accept others for what they are and NOT try to make them fit into MY mold of what and how I believe things should be done.