A little goodness goes only so far

How true! Ever noticed how we easily remember the faults of others and overlook the good they do even if its as big as a morsel? I know I was one of these people, but thanfully I woke up to my folly and have since then corrected a great portion of it. I was amazed to note how easily I would overlook others' goodness and see nothing but the dark taint of their faults. Not only that, but it would be easier to remember that way; but this did not make sense to me. I remember vey clearly a conversation I was having with a bunch of my buddies and we had noted an apparent contradiction in a person. According to the tenets of this person he was doing something that was very laudable but at the same time according to those exact ethos, this young man, was doing something completely forbidden and out of line.

Being a little disturbed by this thought, I felt he was cheating and being hypocritical. To this day I can't come to a conclusion whether he is being hypocritical or not but I do know now how wrong I was to condemn this person; it shouldn't matter how bad a person is, if they are doing something which is right and commendable then we should not be judgemental. The question here is not if they are cheating or not, that is another point of view altogether, but rather, should we be condemning the person for adhering to the tenets at some points and ignoring them at others?

I think otherwise though, although there must be a stress for a person to try and follow his beliefs as closely as possible. However, I do get riled up at people who give justification to their stupid acts, now that is damnable by anyone I feel. People who try to fool themselves and others by offering completely stupid reasons, now that is really absurd. As long as the person realises and knows what they are doing without offering stupid justifications, then I wouldn't be so critical.