Positive Attitude Helps to Judge Rightly

Chu and Wu, two Buddhist monks, returned home after a week's meditation in the monastery. They talked about how temptations appear before man. They reached the banks of a river. There, a beautiful woman was waiting to cross the river. Chu picked her up in his arms, carried her to the other side and continued his journey with his friend. At a certain point, Wu said, "We talked about temptation and you picked up that woman in your arms. It provided an opportunity for sin to enter into your soul." Chu answered, "My dear Wu, I behaved naturally. I took that woman across and left her on the other side of the river. But you continue carrying her in your thoughts - and for that reason you are closer to sin." - A Buddhist story

All of us have a tendency to jump to the conclusion that we are right. It is good sometimes to delay our decision and consider the possibility of the other being right. This positive attitude helps us from misjudging others.