"Don't Judge"

The following was a poem from the Dear Abby column. The author of this poem is a 12 year old named Lealia Xiong, Guilford, Conn.

"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 she loved dearly
Or if her parents are getting a divorce
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 the time to get to know people.
Walk with them.
Share their triumphs and their sorrows.
Maybe they don't dance through life as you thought.

Don't judge."