13. Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover
My Initial Hatred for Someone Has Changed Completely
This happens to Mercedes on Season 1. Sue Sylvester makes a judgement about Mercedes based on the fact that she is the only African-American girl in Glee. After making a brief statement about "minorities" in Glee, Mercedes says, "My dad's a dentist."
This is one of my worst habits. I always judge people based on first impressions. I try to tell myself to stop, but I've decided it's only natural. First impressions are important. However, they can be very wrong.
The first time I met Corey was at an after-school tutoring program for middle school kids. We had a mutual friend who offered to drive us all to the program. I agreed I would go with her. Among our small group of friends, Corey was someone I had never met before. And I thought he was obnoxious. He always had to have the right answer to everything and always had a smartass comment. When he tried to debate with me over whether Harry Potter was good, I knew I would never come around to liking him.
But I had made a quick judgement, and I was wrong. After hanging out with Corey, he is now one of my best friends a year and a half later. Now I can openly tell him how I felt in the beginning.
"I hated you. You were really obnoxious," I say.
"Likewise," he says.
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