tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268657158976172339.post5893799249600882279..comments2012-12-01T00:57:55.296-05:00Comments on The FaerieChylde: Labeling leads to libeling...faeriechyldehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897383027836353365noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268657158976172339.post-27623632045055376422010-07-15T07:30:48.675-04:002010-07-15T07:30:48.675-04:00Mom: Those are some really good points! I know I d...Mom: Those are some really good points! I know I didn't touch on the importance of not allowing ourselves to make wrong assumptions about others based on our labels of them; that just seemed obvious, haha. After all, if we don't like it when people do it to us, we should certainly strive not to do it to anyone else! Also, the blog entry was already getting too long, haha.<br />I really loved your quote about intentions vs. actions. Not judging others by their actions until we know their intentions is so important! Even if their intentions aren't good either, though, like you said, forgiveness is important.<br />Hearth-dweller: Your label: You are tall, therefore you must play basketball. :D In all seriousness, though, whether people would give you other labels with subtitles would depend on how well they knew you. If someone knew that you were a boy and 17 (almost 18), but knew nothing else about you, they'd probably envision an average teenage guy, which you most certainly are not!faeriechyldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897383027836353365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268657158976172339.post-5098880882742312672010-07-14T22:03:12.436-04:002010-07-14T22:03:12.436-04:00I might label people more than I realize. I don...I might label people more than I realize. I don't really treat any person different from another, beyond how comfortable I am with the person, and I will usually only ever confront someone if I see them mistreating someone else.<br />As of yet, I don't think that anyone has labeled me as a libeler, or libeled me for a labeler even. I might get labeled as socially inept sometimes, and other times my quietness might get me labeled as proud. Other than that, I haven't really been the type to fit a lot labels...<br />Do you know of anything I might get labeled as without knowing?Hearth-Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931120126391972845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268657158976172339.post-58840264451140564822010-07-14T11:26:03.718-04:002010-07-14T11:26:03.718-04:00Good points to ponder, Rebecca. I am sure we have...Good points to ponder, Rebecca. I am sure we have all had this happen to us at one time or another and most likely we have done it to others (most often unknowingly). I have had this done to me and I know it can be hurtful. I have also figured out that I cannot control all of the opinions that others form of me. My best way to deal with it, is to know who I am in Christ, be open to constructive criticism, and after that, forgive seven times seventy...knowing we will have plenty of opportunity to misunderstand and offend one another (even when we have good intentions). I heard a man sharing the other day about how we judge ourselves by our intentions and we judge others by their actions. I thought that was good. We must stop and take a look at the intentions of others and often we will find the grace to overlook their offense....and for those with evil intentions, well...forgiveness still applies. =) <br /><br />As far as me labeling others....I hope to treat them the way I want to be treated. <br /><br />Donna, I am so thankful you are not the grammar police! Hahaha!momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568388017004354860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268657158976172339.post-48096391615410195662010-07-14T10:58:11.365-04:002010-07-14T10:58:11.365-04:00I'm a stay-at-home-mother but I'm not bore...I'm a stay-at-home-mother but I'm not bored or frumpy. :) <br /><br />I'm an English major but I'm not the grammar police.DonnaMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607008163278205474noreply@blogger.com