Blame entails judgement,
and judgement implies authority. Authority is the power to influence
and/or control. Authority says, "My viewpoint is right, therefore
your viewpoint should be the same as mine; and if it's not, then you
are wrong, evil, sub-human, etc..." So, I am not judging society
when I criticize it. I no longer presume that my views are "right",
or "wrong". They are simply my views, with no authority or
judgement behind them.
I believe there is only
one true authority, and that is The Truth. The Truth does not judge
the way men who exercise false authority do. The Truth says only what
is and what is not. It does not every say, or even imply (as men who
claim their authority comes from the truth often claim) what is "right" or "wrong".
So, when I write about, or
criticize, or praise anything, I do so as honestly as I can in honor
of The Truth's authority to say what is, and what is not. I make no
judgements, and I cast no blame. Though to be honest --- as I must to
honor The Truth --- I am not perfect, or even special in this regard.
I sometimes, maybe even oft-times, let judgement, and blame, slip
from my mind. I am only human, and a finite being after all. And yet
I earnestly strive to be something more, and to be free from all
judgement, and blame; especially my own.
