Is it right to judge people by thier possessions?
By Glow1971
@Glow1971 (354)
Spain
May 20, 2009 8:09pm CST
In today's society, we are taught to believe that if you appear a certain way, you are better than those who are less fortunate than you. For instance, purchasing a gucci bag would make you appear to be better than someone who purchased a $20.00 bag at your local Walmart. Another great example would be the make of car you own
or how big your home is.
There are many people in this world who don't have much but are extremely wonderful people and are almost immediately judged by the way they dress and live. People who are more fortunate than others seem to get more respect than those who have less and I truly feel it's not right. We are truly all the same and we're all going to end up in the same place....SIX FEET UNDER!.. What do you think: Is it right to judge people by their possessions?
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15 responses
@zzyw87 (1254)
• Philippines
22 May 09
No, it is not right to judge people by their possessions. It just goes on to show how materialistic and shallow a person is if he/she does that. Almost everyone nowadays are materialistic, including me. But I don't go judging people by what they own. I have a lot of friends who always go to bazaars to buy cheap stuff like clothes, shoes, etc. They are not that rich but they are the best friends that I ever met. I also know a few friends who are rich but are contemptuous of others not so rich as them. they are rich but they are not generous and charitable. They don't help the poor at all. What good is having tons of money but you don't help others, right?
@fwangaa (3057)
• China
22 May 09
i usually judge people by their possessions.
because i am live in so small town.
i think if i live in a big city , i will not judge by this, because so many persons in here are very rich.
in a poor town you just see several rich persons. and they always feel they are the richest in the world.
@harryt123 (327)
• United States
22 May 09
I believe that it is wrong to judge someone for their possessions. A person is not what they own they are their own individual and what makes them unique is not what there own material possessions but it is their personality and their looks. I usually buy clothes that look good on me and don't even bother to look at what the label is or how much it is as a matter of fact. Expensive clothes, watches, jewelery or even a purse has no relevance to who the person is. We are all going to the same place at the very end.
@stahir45 (103)
• Pakistan
21 May 09
HiGlow! You are perfectly right in your stance. All of us will meet the same fate "SIX FEET UNDER!", asa you have described. I have a solution but perhaps it may not work because people will not be willing to act upon that. It is we poor people who give exposure to and glamorize the pump and show of rich people when we interact. If we have a carefree attitude towards them, we don't pursuse the lifestyle of rich people and don't try to compete with them, I am sure much of this evil will reduce. We shouldn't care if somebody who looks down upon for us wearing a dress or shoes, or bages not conforming to the style or fashion. But it is hoping against hope and let's hope that it may happen some day.
@TheManager24 (1302)
• Philippines
21 May 09
It is not correct to judge people. This goes for whatever basis we can think of - possession, race, educational status, etc.
@celticeagle (168256)
• Boise, Idaho
21 May 09
Oh yes. The statis symbols. And ya can't take it with ya mentality. Sadly life is full of people who are trying to keep up with the Jones' and are heavenly indebt in the attempt. It is a waste. Whatever happened to just being comfortable with who you are and how nice the neighbors were instead of this keeping up thing? It said that people have become so shallow. We are all the same. Some have more plastic than others. We shouldn't be judged by the brand names we posess and what we spend on a home or car or anything. It is very sad.
@ProudMommy22 (705)
• United States
21 May 09
I agree with you. Its not right to judge anyone by the way the live or what they wear. But its a big thing now an days where you have to pay double for clothes just so your children dont get picked on at school or just so they can make a few friends. Its sad in my opinion that these adults whom teach there child that they are better than someone because or a certain reason. We are all the same in some ways just people thik differently than others.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
21 May 09
No way it's right! You would be surprised at tthe people that buy cheaper things and have more money than they can spend. Even if they don't..it's a horrible waste to judge them on their belongings.There are some really great people that have a little house and not so trendy stuff.
@gcorp09 (940)
• Singapore
21 May 09
I certainly think that it is not right to judge any person by their possession. For me, I'm a simple person who do not buy branded stuff. As long as the $20 bag from a local department store suits my needs, I will buy it. I do not really care how people are to judge me because I do not wear branded stuff and such. If they really feel that another person is better than me because of the branded stuff they wear, I don't think I can do anything too, so I choose to ignore.
This is just my opinion...
@posh80 (44)
• India
21 May 09
No, its not right to judge people by its possessions. Sorry to say but it is a materialist world and majority of the population behave in this manner. A celebrity is given a high profile instead of a beggar.
I am a strong believer that we should treat everyone equally.
@UnderSea (69)
• United States
21 May 09
I do not think it is right to judge peopleby their possessions. But I must admit sometime I too can not resist this material world and its hard for me not to be influence by it. The industry I m in ( I m a fashion designer) is also definitely not helping either. In some ways I feel that people with a "better" outter image appears to me that they are more put together and probably take the time to take of themselves better. There for, I justify my judgement about them. Hopfully I will see things in a better perspective with age and become less judgemental.
@anotherxidentity (1434)
• United States
21 May 09
It isn't right to judge someone by their possessions, but subconconnciously I think no matter what we want to believe, we're are going to do it anyways on an act of survival of the fittest. We're bred to be just like animals, and we have so many social qualities that are seen throughout other societies. Of course we're going to look at someone and have a pre conceived notion of them in our minds before we say a word to them - its naturally. So I wouldn't complain about it - there isn't anything you can do about it and I'm sure there are a ton of moments in your life where you have done it yourself.
Also... you can flip that around and say people that have a lot are seen as snobby rude etc. whereas people who are more are given adjectives like kind, thoughtful, helpful, etc.
Things happen.