Social #2 - Know Your Place!/Who are you to Judge?

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I usually tell myself, "Know Your Place", whenever I feel awkward or might have done something inappropriate. Like, when you accidentally disrespect someone, that feeling comes out and haunts you for the rest of the occasion. Its a good principle to have in my opinion, to keep on telling yourself to "Know Your Place" since it helps determine the appropriateness of your actions. You'll always know when to keep quiet, and not go below people's regular expectations.

"Who are you to Judge?" Is a common complaint by those who act abnormally, or are mistaken to be abnormal. Who are you? Well, I'm a common person who looks at everything in the same light. When you 'Judge' someone, you normally look at someone and Judge based on your own values, unless you're an unreasonable and holds a grudge.
                  Matthew 7:1 "Do Not Judge, Or You Too Will Be Judged" is a verse taken from the Bible. For non-Christian readers, its basically like any other moral that justifies human behavior. It basically means that before you Judge someone, Judge yourself by the same standards. And I really really hate it when I see these phrases saying that people have to be perfect to Judge. Not necessarily perfect, but you have to Judge yourself by the same standards, assuming you're a nice and moralized person. It always helps to look at yourself before looking at the faults of others, which brings us back to "Knowing Your Place". 

Most people nowadays always forget to know where they stand on the social scale, and speak and act without a care for the feelings and opinions of others. Again, opinions of others is really important, refer to "The Factual Social Life #1" for a more in-depth explanation and examples. 

"Knowing Your Place" and questions like "Who are you to Judge" all eventually lead up to your social standpoint, your character and relationship with the surrounding audience. 

     --Depending on the social authority of the audience, if they are higher up in the social scale or lower, will determine your course of action. 
     --If your character's persona is at a lower or higher level, the impressions you leave are greatly affected. 
     --Familiarity with someone else's character will not allow one's actions to impact that person's impression of one's self very badly. 
These factors ultimately determine who you are on the outside, your social standpoint on the social scale. So, don't make people hate you. And as always, thanks for reading this wordy and boring stuff!