I don't judge people, at least that is what I tell myself.
As you can imagine, having lived so long in SE Asia, I am heavily influenced by Buddhist philosophy (although not so much by the religion). We each have to make our way in this world and deal with the consequences of what we do as best we can, and people who do evil things are not our problem, but their own problem.
Now of course we must be wise in dealing with people, and that means discerning low-lives and so on and protecting ourselves, but it does not mean judging them. It is a subtle difference of meaning that English doesn't have, as far as I can think of.
As you can imagine, having lived so long in SE Asia, I am heavily influenced by Buddhist philosophy (although not so much by the religion). We each have to make our way in this world and deal with the consequences of what we do as best we can, and people who do evil things are not our problem, but their own problem.
Now of course we must be wise in dealing with people, and that means discerning low-lives and so on and protecting ourselves, but it does not mean judging them. It is a subtle difference of meaning that English doesn't have, as far as I can think of.
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