Funny thing happened while I was teaching last week. We were talking about the Les Fauves technique and his use for colors. I had explained to one of my students "While painting your self portrait we can't use the normal colors. We need to use fun colors." My point was that he never used anything realistic, he focused on the more colorful aspect. When I said that, one of my students piped in and said "Are you saying not all colors are fun? That's a little rude, don't you think, stereo typing the colors and all?"
How could you not laugh at that? Such a funny thought coming out of young minds. But it reminded me how quick we are to judge, literally, everything around us. I know I try so carefully not to judge those around me, but I was shown today how I am capable of judging without even realizing it. Thankfully, I was only judging something small such as colors from a pallet in art class. But how often have I unknowingly judged people? The last thing I want to do is judge people. That's not my job or my place.
I'm so thankful for subtle life lessons provided for us. What a fun way for God to teach us through the laughable moments in our daily interactions. We just have to be open to hearing what He has to teach us. And the small lesson I learned while teaching art class today, love all the colors of the pallet, equally!
Very true
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