Question 1: If you knew a woman who was pregnant, Who had 8 kids already, Three who were deaf, Two who were blind, One mentally retarded, And she had syphilis, Would you recommend that she have an abortion? Read the next question before looking at the response for this one. Question 2: It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts.. Here are the facts about the three candidates. Candidate A: Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes And drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day. Candidate B: He was kicked out of office twice, Sleeps until noon, Used opium in college And drinks a quart of whiskey every evening. Candidate C: He is a decorated war hero, He's a vegetarian, Doesn't smoke, Drinks an occasional beer And never committed adultery. Which of these candidates would be our choice? Decide first .. No peeking, and then scroll down for the response. Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt. Candidate B is Winston Churchill. Candidate C is Adolph Hitler. And, by the way, on your answer to the abortion question: If you said YES, you just killed Beethoven.Pretty interesting isn't it? Makes a person think before judging someone. Remember: Amateurs ... Built the ark. Professionals ... Built the Titanic                                                                                                                                                                              

Brilliant reading Ragner... x                                                                                                                                                                             

I have used this many times during training sessions for the purpose of encouraging people not to make hasty decisions and/or jump to conclusions and not to be judgemental......                                                                                                                                                                              

but all people judge 
whether they act on what they think is another matter                                                                                                                                                                              

come on its only Beethoven, is that really a big loss?                                                                                                                                                                              

I'd vote for Adolph on every possible occasion .                                                                                                                                                                              

why no confucius on candidate list??                                                                                                                                                                             

Interesting Ragnar
i was recently blasted, and berated  by someone ( who didnt know me incidentally)  claiming that i was misguided for being a big fan of Marilyn Monroe,
 He claims that she has had three abortions ( sorry i hate that word!) and had three different unsociable diseases!........... but hey, my opinion is that you like who you like, even if i'd known that i'd still have liked our Marilyn 
None of us are whiter than white are we?                                                                                                                                                                             

Well, Michael Jackson failed miserably                                                                                                                                                                             

lol ok, ok well  most of us then XKL                                                                                                                                                                             

Interestingly enough there is a popular theory about judging people.....When you judge other people, you don’t define them, you actually define yourself. Do you want people to think of you as someone who judges everybody? Ask a friend what they think, and if they say that you often judge other people, then it’s time to stop being judgmental.

Before judging someone, we should make sure that we know all facts about this person. Maybe you don´t know the whole story, that’s why it would be better not to make a judgment.

When it comes to others, most people have too much to say anyway and stories always grow arms and legs..... Most of the time those judging have more skeletons hiding in the closet than the person they judge....( not in the case of Adolf though) lol, judge him as you please...:)

Well said Johnnytb