A Statement So True

Have you ever had you opinion or judgment about someone you didn't even know, and after really getting to know that someone your simple opinion was proven all wrong. "Do not judge a book by its cover" is definitely a statement that holds true meaning. Many times I have learned the lesson of that particular statement but recently I have learned it again and it meant something totally different than what it usually means to me. Sometimes we are very deceived by someone's actions through first impressions which later leads to deception because we had a good impression than we should have had of a person. Then other people seem to surprise us when our opinions of them are a little harsh but the person themselves turn out to be something special. After months of knowing someone but not really getting to know her I have learned an extremely important life lesson as well as the not judging a book by its cover lesson once again. I had my opinion already set in stone and made up because of her attitude she once presented to me and I knew if it was bad the first time it couldn't be good the second time. However, after truly talking to this girl she was absolutely a great person on the inside, a diamond in the rough you could say. Her battles in life has truly made her the person she is, like myself she is every bit of the woman she is because of her life. I can truly appreciate the honesty about a human being when I am able to hear the truth from that person. I feel like knowing what I do about her life through what I have learned from her, now I can appreciate the person she is more. So the next time instead of judging someone I will remember to get to know them first. People including myself should learn to treat each person as a treasure because everyone has there own story to tell and a lesson to teach from it. I for one know that first hand because of my story that my life allows me to tell and I can truly learn from someone else's too. So the next time you start to judge a person by their outer shell remember the inside could be beautiful just like the colorful pages of a book through the story it tells.