I found a quote by Steve Maraboli that reminded me of my green folder book in high school. (I mentioned this green folder book in a previous post on my Lessons Project. Link to post: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2022/07/life-lessons.html). I added a quote in the green book on the need for labels to inform others about the character of a person. The quote came from a Readers Digest magazine.
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I had a nightmare last night. I got up and am doing okay.
I am thinking of labels. Some people put appropriate labels on people, places, and things. These labels are based on what is contained in the thing, experiences with the thing/person/place, people associated with the thing or maybe how the thing looks or behaves. An example of labeling is the names of the cups at Starbucks - ‘grande’ for a small size, ‘tall’ for a larger size, ‘venti’ for the next larger size. I suspect that the labeling is based on Starbucks’ experience in another country (of course, these views are my own. Starbucks has nothing to do with this post.)
What if someone labels you as evil or some negative thing?
You could argue that it is not a bad thing if you discovered that a lot of other people were labeled the same way. Maybe it is necessary for the environment you are in. Or maybe there is an issue with the person doing/performing the labeling.
I guess arguments are important. It is also important for the label to match what is contained in the ‘container.’