Now that I have a more complete definition and concept of what communication is I can analyze and evaluate more fully my past experiences while meeting other people. I’ve been a very judgmental person who has relied on stereotypes and prejudice to try to get to know people. At times, I’ve been determined to meet people just because they were good-looking or seemed intelligent. This was a very shallow perception I had and that I’ve learned to change during the years. Some of the times, I’ve realized that my perception was erroneous and that those people had nothing good to contribute to my personal growth. Other times, I’ve been able to meet people who were not only good-looking, but intellectually they were brilliant and had many positive things to contribute to my growth as a human being and a professional. It may seem I’ve been blinded by the positive qualities that these people possess, but my eyes have been opened to the positive and negative qualities these people possess. I’ve learned that regardless of all positive things people may possess, no human being is perfect and I can’t expect to meet a perfect person, just because they possess a large quantity of good qualities or because they left a lasting good impression on me. Other times, those good first impressions have been just that, because the people that I’ve gotten to meet afterwards have not been as good as the impression they first left me.
Other times, I’ve stereotyped people because of the way they acted and dressed and overall, looked. This was something that was not correct for me to do because I was incredibly biased towards them and some of these people have made me grow incredibly as a person.
I have learned that you should never judge a book by its cover and in doing so changes have to take place in my life. Changing the way I tend to perceive people before even giving them the opportunity to express themselves is one of them, prejudging and been more humble and open to others, I...