Don't judge

This poem was in the Iowa City Press Citizen in Feb, 2008. It is worth repeating.
DON’T JUDGE
Don’t judge people you hardly know.
You don’t know what their day has been like.
You don’t know what their life has been like.
Don’t judge.
Don’t judge someone who seems
As if she’s overreacting.
You don’t know if she’s lost someone.
Or fighting over nothing.
Don’t judge
Don’t judge someone who’s different
He’s probably one of the nicest people you’ll know.
Or the funniest
Or the smartest.
Take time to get to know people.
Walk with them.
Talk with them.
Share their thoughts and their sorrows.
Maybe they don’t dance through life
As you thought
Don’t judge.
Written by Lealia Xiong, Guilford, Conn. And published Feb. 2008 in Dear Abby.