Nicholas Scimeca: John Mayer gets "it"

I’ve participated in deep conversation with very few people in my life, but when I do, they are my most treasured moments with the most cherished people. I mostly internalize everything. I rarely pay any attention to celebrities, celebrity gossip sites or magazines because frankly, I rarely trust…

love this. the fact that he is so honest, starting with his misconception, no matter how “rude” it is. then goes on to talk about how his mind is changed. a great anecdote leading to a moral. too often, we judge people by the way they look/dress or the way they act upon first meeting them. the other day, a guy walked into my work and handed in an application. the cook/my bosses wife took the application and told him she had to talk to her husband about it. when my boss came into work later, he asked me what i thought about the guy who handed in the application. ning (the cook and his wife) said that she wasn’t really sure what she thought of him, she couldn’t really remember what he looked like or how he acted. i never forget a face, which can be a curse at times, so my boss asked me what i thought about him. to describe him. instantly, i was uncomfortable. theres not much that i hate more than judging a person, and seeing as that i didn’t really have a chance to talk to the guy, i would consider that judging. my boss and i talked back and forth for a few minutes where i said a lot of “i don’t knows” and a lot of “i feel bad saying anything because i dont know him.” my boss trusts me and values my opinion a lot, and wouldnt let up. finally, i said that based on first impression, no i would not hire him. instantly, i felt terrible. who am i to say how this guy works, how he would do? maybe if i got to know him, i would see that he was a great person. i dont know how else to say it, and as juevenille as it sounds, judging sucks.