Judge people by their actions, not their words.

This is something that I have become increasingly aware of in recent times. Words have the power to soothe and make us feel good in the moment. That is powerful. And so needs to be wielded with care.

But when we are on the receiving end of it, we need to recognise that words are just words without actions to back them up. And because words appease us immediately, it is easy to judge someone based on what he (she) says or doesn’t say. However the true measure of a person and his influence in our lives is seen by his actions. This is often easy to ignore, especially when someone is not very communicative or doesn’t say what we want to hear.

A person who disagrees with us but still proactively or silently supports through the hard times is far more valuable than someone who says the right words but stands on the sidelines. Actions speak louder and truer than words.