How does it feel when you’re criticized?

Or, when you’re reminded of your errors in judgement, flaws, and mistakes?

It probably stings a little, or maybe even worse, it reminds you that you’re not perfect.

Failures, errors in judgement, mistakes are all part of being human, and I’ll bet it’s almost impossible to find a person who hasn’t experienced at least one, if not all three, of these during the course of their life.

The interesting thing is that when someone else makes an error or mistake, it’s easier to point out how they could have foreseen their error because it’s not how you would have done it. But that’s just it, they’re not you, and although it might look like you’re experiencing the world in similar ways, you’re not.

Criticizing and pointing out someone else’s mistake is easy because you are a spectator to, and not a participant in, their life. And they, too, are only spectators to your life. So what would it look like if, when errors and mistakes are made, grace and forgiveness were deployed instead of criticism and outrage?

Keep in mind that almost no one sets out to intentionally make mistakes, but for whatever reason, they do occur. Lapses in judgment, situational thinking, personal history, and a number of other reasons are why errors and mistakes are made. This applies to others and you, too. So the next time you see someone make an error in judgment or slip up, remember, we all live in glass houses, and it’s just a matter of time before you do the same.

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