You're working in your cozy little cubicle and you know your boss is right behind your shoulder, breathing down your neck, monitoring your every action. What would you do? Would you quickly x-out of that social networking site you've been using to stalk your friends? Would you clean up your desk the night before in anticipation of your boss' coming? Would you change your vernacular whenever he's around?
The behavior I've seen between friends, coworkers, and higher-ups have been astoundingly different-- if I were to invited my friends over to my house, it would definitely be different from inviting my mission president over for sure. Don't take me wrong-- I respect my friends just as much as I respect my mission president (which is a LOT, by the way-- no sarcasm) and I love them all, but you just get a different feeling when you're with a superior than with your buddies. I'm guilty to say that my place would definitely be noticeably speck-free with my mission president coming over.
However, does that seem right? Does that seem fair? Shouldn't my friends be treated to the same environment just like my mission president? The simple answer to that question would be an affirmative "yes." We think that we should be casual around a group of people and not toward another. If you ask me, this is the epitome of discrimination. We shouldn't discriminate one another just because someone may be higher or lower than you in the social (spiritual, economic, etc.) ladder.
So next time you're talking with others, whether they be friends, missionaries, bosses, coworkers, or what say you, think about this-- would Jesus look down upon the low and exalt the high (people-wise, not God-wise)? Language. Behavior. Attitude. Mindset. Perspective. These, and more, can be affected by how we think.
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