On Prejudging - Judging a Book by Its Cover

I’m a fan of the CSI genre of TV shows. One of the positive messages is the portrayal of some of the weird-looking and weird-acting people (by my first-appearance standards) as highly intelligent, capable professionals. It’s a good reminder of the old saying, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” All too often we pre-judge people by how they dress, or their height or weight, or, today, their body ornamentation. Appearances rarely have anything to do with what’s inside a person; with what a person is capable of. As the CSI shows always say, “Believe the evidence.”

Repeat this: Starting with me, the fruit of people’s work will be the only standard for judging their worth.