As television, camera and movie are based on visualized image, today's society consider visualizing as a important substance. Many times people do not believe truths unless they see in person with their eyes. Through this society's atmosphere, some people believe that first impression is an important source to tell a lot about people. However, it is wrong because just judging a person just with first impression can make bad result and even people are not qualified to judge others.
The primary reason is that telling a person with first impression can have negative result. It is difficult to know much about a person in the first meeting. People need some time having a conversation and getting along to tell a lot about that person. Let's suppose that a lady met a guy in the cafeteria for the first time.,It is easy to tell what kinds of clothes they like and how the person looks like. However, it is hard to tell their his or her inner mind personality such as hobby, job, and character. What if that person is thief or criminal ? Nobody knows. This is because first impression has some kinds of degrees to know much about a person. In other words, first impression is not a good method to judge a person.
Furthermore, people are not qualified to pre-judge others. It means that everyone has its' own characteristics and interests and people must not judge others' one. For example, In India, there is hierarchy still, which is called Caste. Although it is literally illegal, people have jobs chosen by hierarchy and they cannot change it forever. With this background, handicapped people were considered as evil spirit. Their legs were bonded with rope in their house wall, so they would not be able to get out of the house. This is because their family does not want rumors spread out to their neighbors. The people do not consider the handicapped people's innocent mind, but they just see their appearance. This shows that judging with first impression often mislead..
In brief, not only first impression make bad decision but also lead to biased thoughts. And these examples prove that first impression is not a right method to tell about people. As old saying goes, "don't judge book with its' cover." It advices that people should look at the inside of people, not the cover. |