English Assignment: University Memoir on Judging People

This English assignment presents a fictional memoir, recounting a childhood experience that profoundly impacted the author's perspective on judging others. The narrative details a train journey where the author, as a young child, witnesses an interaction between a father and his visually impaired son, which challenges preconceived notions about people's lives and circumstances. The memoir emphasizes the dangers of superficial judgment, highlighting how external appearances and societal biases can lead to misunderstandings and unfair assessments. The author reflects on the lasting impact of this event, illustrating how it has shaped their approach to life, encouraging empathy, and discouraging hasty judgments. The assignment further explores themes of materialism, societal pressures, and the importance of appreciating what one has, advocating for a shift in perspective to foster greater understanding and acceptance of others. The essay concludes by emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and the potential for personal growth through the lessons learned from observing others' experiences.

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Fictional Memoir
Do not judge anyone
In life, we come across many heart scorching stories that make us losing faiths on
humanity. There are some of the instances that make us feel shattered and we put the blames on
humanity. Be it women or men, people equally face the bad experiences in their life due to which
humanity is cursed and God is to be blamed. However, in life we sometimes come across some
of the unexpected moments that influence our perceptions towards livelihood, people, society,
and the superstitious beliefs. We have the tendency to blame the darkness and appreciate the
lights. Did we ever understand what is light without the little darkness? We seek a positive life,
yet we fear of facing the uncertainties and troubles. We never think of the consequences we have
been experiencing are created due to our own deeds. People often put the blames on others when
they face some of the negative consequences in their life. I personally believe that people face
the consequences as per their deeds. People often are inclined towards the materialistic staffs that
sometimes may lead them towards the unexpected consequences. Another major drawback of the
human is the tendency of judging people. People sometimes judge others without having the
knowledge about their situation and the life they have been going through daily. This memoir is
based on an incident that would make people think twice and motivate them to leave a different
life with more peacefulness.
One day I was travelling with my father by train with all other co-passengers. I was 12
years old, but I clearly remembered the incident since it directly affected my mind and heart. In
fact, not only me, I believe it has changed the perceptions of many of the people who have been
judging people by observing the outside situations. There was an old man travelling with us on

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the same train with his 24 years old son. The boy was quite excited sitting beside the window
seat. He started shouting, “Dad, these trees are going behind”. It was quite strange observations
to the passengers who were also travelling in the same compartment. Especially, there was a
couple who have been watching this behavior of that young boy. On the other hand, me, as a
child, unable to understand anything, was just staring at them and trying to observe the entire
sequence. But, the couple seemed to be looking at the childish behavior of an old boy with pity.
All of a sudden, the boy again exclaimed, “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!” His dad
smiled at the boy and applauded with her. I was quite amused since I was a little child who is
much influenced by such scenery.
After some time, the couple could not resist themselves from asking the father of the
child. They asked, “Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor?” They seemed to assume
that the boy is a special child who behaves different to the normal children. They thought that the
boy needs special treatment to be back to the normal life. The old man again smiled and replied,
“I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes
today”. The couple and the co-passengers in the compartment were left speechless. I observed
that some of the people even had the tears in their eyes. Today, when I have grown up and recall
this memory, it still creates a repercussion in my life. The story cleared that every person on the
earth has some unique story that is uncovered to others. It is really a foolish thing to judge people
without knowing their story.
In life we are sometimes blinded by the materialistic needs. Moreover, the effects of the
society create the psychological repercussion on a child’s mind. However, what we often fail to
understand is people deal with their different battle every day. It is necessary to think beyond
what is visible to their eyes since everyone has story to share with others. Some even try to hide

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their story since they think that others are unable to understand. We face the consequences as per
our deeds, but we do not have the right to judge a person with their outside condition. When the
truth is revealed, the reality might surprise you. Even though I was just a child who barely could
judge anything at that moment, the memories I recall help me in gaining back my balance.
Whenever, I become judgmental towards any specific scenario or a person, I try to learn from
this incident.
In life, whenever I think of this incident, it changes my point of view in a drastic way.
The worldly things and the materialistic needs have the power to create impacts on our minds.
Today, we are busy with our daily lives, works, schools, college, and family. However, in every
situation, we provide our different reactions towards the different scenario. Sometimes, we are
shattered due to our sorrows while we become happy with joy. In different situations, we
perceive differently and judge the situations accordingly. Judgment is basically a form of being
capable of share some ideas and actions that are better than others. People are often judged
unfairly by others. In my personal life, I have faced many of these situations where I am judged
by the people. Sometimes, it makes me feel low, but I should not be affected by others’ opinion.
The incident, I came across at my early age has created the longer impacts on our minds.
Therefore, whenever I feel low about myself due to others’ opinion, I keep recalling these
memories to enhance self-confidence.
This incident even taught me another most reality of life. We often blame God since we
are not happy with our life. In spite of having the secure organs and the ability to live our lives
without any health issues, we seek for perfection. The continuous expectations usually lead us
towards such dissatisfaction about life. On the other hand, people with physical or mental
disabilities perceive the life as the best gift. All we need to learn how to stay happy with the

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things we already have. People often are inclined towards the materialistic staffs that sometimes
may lead them towards the unexpected consequences. When we seek for the better option we
often make mistakes. We keep on comparing our lives with others. We are just led by our
materialistic needs that eventually end up hurting us. Therefore, it is necessary to look beyond
the situation and mostly stop judging others. We should not waste our time seeking perfection
and demanding for better life. Life has the better way to surprise us and we can achieve success
if we can stay happy with the things that we already have. The influence of the worldly things
should not affect our morale, moreover our lives. We should be seeking help from ourselves to
establish our own identity rather than wasting our time on judging others’ actions. The
determination we hold to ourselves should not be affected by others’ judgment. The purpose of
sharing this memoir is to suggest about the negative sides of being a victim of others’ judgments,
which affects the psychological condition of the people. Especially, the young generation faces
such situation, which creates the significant impact on their mental state. Even in some cases, it
affects their views towards society and lives.