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The Importance of Respect and Judgment

The reflection paper discusses the importance of objective judgment in the seminary community, emphasizing that many seminarians rely on biases rather than reality. It highlights the significance of respect for human dignity and the necessity of earning respect through understanding and proper judgment. The author stresses that true judgment should be based on reality, not personal perceptions or fears.

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The Importance of Respect and Judgment

The reflection paper discusses the importance of objective judgment in the seminary community, emphasizing that many seminarians rely on biases rather than reality. It highlights the significance of respect for human dignity and the necessity of earning respect through understanding and proper judgment. The author stresses that true judgment should be based on reality, not personal perceptions or fears.

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Ian Radge C.

Melad Logic
Reflection Paper #3 July 12, 2013
“Respect”
In the seminary the most common cause of misunderstanding within the community is
because some seminarians are not using their ability to judge. They prefer to use their
perceptions, instincts and feelings in judging. From that they are becoming very judgmental or
judging with biases. If I will go back in our study about judgment it is very clear that judgment is
the act of comparing to ideas in correspondence with the reality not with my biases or your
biases. That why the use of perceptions, instincts, and feelings must be put aside while in the
process of judging in order to know what the truth is. And truth is defined as the agreement of a
judgment with reality. To say that a seminarian is fat but it does not agree with the reality is
therefore, falsity.

Respect for human dignity is very important nowadays. Today I commonly see some
peoples violating the dignity of others. Even the youths today do not understand what respect is.
There were times when some students are respecting their classmate just because of fear that
they might be bullied. I believe that a person who is respected must also respect others. If a
person is respected just because of fear then, where is human dignity there? That’s why judgment
is very important to be understood. In order to know who to respect and why do you respects that
person. Remember that respect is never given it is earned. Unless a person learns how to respect
him and others he will never be respected. There are times that they respect you because of fear
but that is if you are in front of them.

Seminarians must also learn that the mind must not make judgment. Remember that truth
is always objective. A person must not judge another just because of what he thinks of another. If
that’s the case then it is the problem of subjectivism. It is wrong to judge a person without
knowing or seeing the reality. For example, I cannot say that Mary is beautiful without even
seeing Mary.

Understanding the ideas given is every important in judgment and in giving propositions.
It makes our mind clear from the things we must know because it leads us in defining the
meaning of each idea given. I realized in seminary formation it very important to learn judgment
so that as I continue my preparation for the priesthood I can distinguish the things I must do.

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