Manish Salian
15th April 2008, 12:56 AM
Hi,
Aditi Manjure
(1) Everything that exists physically is perishable. Internal beauty which is within the a person is what is immortal and always remembered.
(2) Examples :
Hitler was so short but had such power that super-powerful nations were also badly affected.
Gandhiji, inspite of being thin and old, had the mental strength to do Satyagraha and influence the entire nation.
(3) Great people believe in "Simple living,High thinking". Simple looks do not mean that the person is foolish or not having the knowlege of modern world.
(4) On other hand, Apperances are deceptive. People may seem smart and good externally but may be a bit mean or dumb when it comes to actual execution.
(5) Before judging anyone jsut by external appearance one must keep in mind that a wrong judgement and its implications will lead to real regret later.
(6) News of a boy named Adnan, who was kidnapped and murdered by people whom he befriended in a mall. There decent looks and externally friendly behaviour gave him a wrong impression and loss of life. So, one should never judge a person externally and give lot of time to really know someone and then trust.
Saurabh P
This topic comes straight from the famous saying" never judge a book by its cover"
(1) If we consider the topic verbatim, we can say that it is definitely true. You can never judge a person by his appearance. Classic examples to support the case would be great people like Mahatma Gandhi,Nelson Mandela,Muhammad Yunus.I think we can say that the person has to be judged on his intelligence,his ideas,way of thinking
rather than his external appearance.I think that the above examples and several other examples have proved to the world that people should not judge people by their appearance.
(2) If we draw a parallel with the business world today, we have to say that presentation plays a very significant role in the success of a product apart from it being a good product. Although, it is incorrect to judge a product by the way it has been presented, the presentation does play an important role in the decision-making of the clients whether or not to buy a product.
Biren Master
(1) The fact remains that external appearances do have an impact. The way a person dresses, the way he/she conducts themselves, body language, etc. are all indicative of the persons nature and preferences. Intrpreting Body language is a science in itself upon which lots has been written and said. To ignore these would be naive.
(2) Having said that, even to jump to conclusions and judge a person just on appearances should not be an educated person's behaviour. One must give people benefit of doubt and probe/interact more before judging them and even more so before acting on the judgement.
(3) Associating with the tradition of arranged marraiges in India, initial judgements are common and natural. Some people could lose out on finding the 'Ideal' life partner by acting on such judgements, I mean a person could have a bad hair day.
On a serious note, there have been many cases of spouses and their family being duped by impostors/conmen whose appearances were 'good'.
Such cases prove the point of our topic and teach us that one must see deeper into the opposite person before taking big steps/decisions affecting either them,others or oneself.
Viral Vora
(1) If someone judged Mahatma Gandhi to be feeble and weak going by his external appearance, he/she would be grossly mistaken of his inner power and potential. His principles inspired and continue to inspire generations together.
(2) Humans (even infants) are inherently receptive to external beauty. This is precisely the are that advertisers target. Statistics also show that if we have two equally qualified people sitting for a job interview, chances are that the more visually appealing person will get it. Thus, we can't do away with some level of judgement.
(3) We could also draw parallel between what happened with the Reliance Energy IPO. People actually invested in a company which had no projected production for next two years just because of the brand value and sentiment. This was one judgement that certainly went wrong.
(4) Statistics also show that in most rape and molestation cases, the offender is known to the victim or is a family friend. The trust that these victims show as a result of wrong judgement is also an example why we cannot know what is in a person's heart on the basis of external appearance.
(5) Movies have taken this topic well. Movies like Shrek and Beauty and the Beast are classic examples. The recent movie Taare Zamein Par also argued that one should delve deep into the needs of each child because he is different. He could appear to be a problem child but infact could be a special child like Ishaan.
Dhruvesh Sanghvi
Trying to put a different dimension, this topic can also be related to the following even:
(1) Winston Churchill, once PM of UK, was the one of the opinion that India should not be granted Independence. He used some very derogatory remarks for Indian.
He called Mahatma Gandhi a "Half naked fakir, who was striding towards the royal palace" .. when he was going for the parlance known as the round table conference.
Churchill had a very wrong impression of INDIA.
He judged India and its capabilities by the appearance of a person whom we call Mahatma Gandhi.
(2) And now the same country UK and its companies want to open up shops in India and they never stop praising the success of India.
One should never judge a person/nation by external appearances. It is whats within that matters.
One can elaborate the GD from here...
Regards,
Manish sir
Aditi Manjure
(1) Everything that exists physically is perishable. Internal beauty which is within the a person is what is immortal and always remembered.
(2) Examples :
Hitler was so short but had such power that super-powerful nations were also badly affected.
Gandhiji, inspite of being thin and old, had the mental strength to do Satyagraha and influence the entire nation.
(3) Great people believe in "Simple living,High thinking". Simple looks do not mean that the person is foolish or not having the knowlege of modern world.
(4) On other hand, Apperances are deceptive. People may seem smart and good externally but may be a bit mean or dumb when it comes to actual execution.
(5) Before judging anyone jsut by external appearance one must keep in mind that a wrong judgement and its implications will lead to real regret later.
(6) News of a boy named Adnan, who was kidnapped and murdered by people whom he befriended in a mall. There decent looks and externally friendly behaviour gave him a wrong impression and loss of life. So, one should never judge a person externally and give lot of time to really know someone and then trust.
Saurabh P
This topic comes straight from the famous saying" never judge a book by its cover"
(1) If we consider the topic verbatim, we can say that it is definitely true. You can never judge a person by his appearance. Classic examples to support the case would be great people like Mahatma Gandhi,Nelson Mandela,Muhammad Yunus.I think we can say that the person has to be judged on his intelligence,his ideas,way of thinking
rather than his external appearance.I think that the above examples and several other examples have proved to the world that people should not judge people by their appearance.
(2) If we draw a parallel with the business world today, we have to say that presentation plays a very significant role in the success of a product apart from it being a good product. Although, it is incorrect to judge a product by the way it has been presented, the presentation does play an important role in the decision-making of the clients whether or not to buy a product.
Biren Master
(1) The fact remains that external appearances do have an impact. The way a person dresses, the way he/she conducts themselves, body language, etc. are all indicative of the persons nature and preferences. Intrpreting Body language is a science in itself upon which lots has been written and said. To ignore these would be naive.
(2) Having said that, even to jump to conclusions and judge a person just on appearances should not be an educated person's behaviour. One must give people benefit of doubt and probe/interact more before judging them and even more so before acting on the judgement.
(3) Associating with the tradition of arranged marraiges in India, initial judgements are common and natural. Some people could lose out on finding the 'Ideal' life partner by acting on such judgements, I mean a person could have a bad hair day.
On a serious note, there have been many cases of spouses and their family being duped by impostors/conmen whose appearances were 'good'.
Such cases prove the point of our topic and teach us that one must see deeper into the opposite person before taking big steps/decisions affecting either them,others or oneself.
Viral Vora
(1) If someone judged Mahatma Gandhi to be feeble and weak going by his external appearance, he/she would be grossly mistaken of his inner power and potential. His principles inspired and continue to inspire generations together.
(2) Humans (even infants) are inherently receptive to external beauty. This is precisely the are that advertisers target. Statistics also show that if we have two equally qualified people sitting for a job interview, chances are that the more visually appealing person will get it. Thus, we can't do away with some level of judgement.
(3) We could also draw parallel between what happened with the Reliance Energy IPO. People actually invested in a company which had no projected production for next two years just because of the brand value and sentiment. This was one judgement that certainly went wrong.
(4) Statistics also show that in most rape and molestation cases, the offender is known to the victim or is a family friend. The trust that these victims show as a result of wrong judgement is also an example why we cannot know what is in a person's heart on the basis of external appearance.
(5) Movies have taken this topic well. Movies like Shrek and Beauty and the Beast are classic examples. The recent movie Taare Zamein Par also argued that one should delve deep into the needs of each child because he is different. He could appear to be a problem child but infact could be a special child like Ishaan.
Dhruvesh Sanghvi
Trying to put a different dimension, this topic can also be related to the following even:
(1) Winston Churchill, once PM of UK, was the one of the opinion that India should not be granted Independence. He used some very derogatory remarks for Indian.
He called Mahatma Gandhi a "Half naked fakir, who was striding towards the royal palace" .. when he was going for the parlance known as the round table conference.
Churchill had a very wrong impression of INDIA.
He judged India and its capabilities by the appearance of a person whom we call Mahatma Gandhi.
(2) And now the same country UK and its companies want to open up shops in India and they never stop praising the success of India.
One should never judge a person/nation by external appearances. It is whats within that matters.
One can elaborate the GD from here...
Regards,
Manish sir