There are instances when I clearly hear the wise voice of intuition but not always do I follow it, especially when it warns me about people. As defined by the online Cambridge dictionary, intuition is "an ability to understand or know something immediately without needing to think about it, learn it or discover it by using reason." I often get a good sense of a person's character just by analyzing how good they make me feel. The trouble comes when I feel sick or uncomfortable around someone. Deep inside, I know that those are STAY-AWAY signs, but because I've been trained to see goodness in all, I ignore them and try to erase the warnings from my mind - isn't everyone supposed to be a great human being after all? Well, so it is said. And I believe it. But if that is indeed the case, how can one explain our coming across great, good, average, bad and horrible people? (The scale is oversimplified, but I think you get the point).
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The only explanation I can find is that each one of us is on a stage of development; I'm not referring to intellectual, financial or social aspects, but to the development of humanness. Some seem not to give this as much thought as they would unconsciously do to their appearance.
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This is not meant to be judgmental criticism; as I've just mentioned, we are all on the same road - but not necessarily at the same kilometer sign. While some have just started driving, others are already half way down the highway. Thinking of all this, I guess my intuition does not attempt to determine who is "bad" (or "good") but rather, it identifies those who are stuck too many kilometer signs behind me. I suppose there is a concern that I would slow down more than it is recommendable. Or healthy.
