In recent years, many people have been accused of abuses of power. One case that stands out is Harvey Weinstein, the movie producer who had the power to affect the course of people's careers - leaving them as movie stars, or as nobodies.
It's easy for many people to point a finger and judge, even calling him names. Of course, most people have never had that kind of power, power over the course of someone's life, the power to destroy or edify on a whim. It's easy to judge a person having never walked in their shoes, and easier still if one has not examined his own character.
When I look inside, looking at my own thoughts and behaviours, I can't say for certain what I would do when given that kind of power. If someone is certain that they wouldn't abuse their power, perhaps they're a saint, or perhaps they just don't know themselves or know the nature of power.
It might seem like a great task, to let go of judgement of others. When you manage to do it, you might find the opposite. It is liberating to have fewer opinions, to compare oneself to others less often, to have the freedom to focus more on one's own thoughts, speech and action.
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