Dale Carnegie in his book ‘How to win friends and influence people” narrates an interesting story.
On May 7, 1931, the notorious killer “Two Gun” Crowley was hunted down and captured. He was one of the most dangerous killers in New York.
Once, he was sitting in a car with his girlfriend when a policeman walked up and asked for his license. Without a word, Crowley drew his gun and shot the man.
But when Crowley was captured, police found a note in which he wrote: "Under my coat is a weary heart, but a kind one—one that would do nobody any harm."
Crowley was sentenced to the electric chair.
When he arrived at the death house in Sing Sing, did he say, "This is what I get for killing people"?
No, he said, "This is what I get for defending myself."
The point of the story is this: "Two Gun" Crowley didn't blame himself for anything.
When you don’t care about others’ opinions and seek your own validation for your actions, you tend to justify your actions, however horrible they may be.
Hence, if you wish to know the truth, you must be fair in your judgment.
To arrive at a fair judgment, you must follow the principle of natural justice.
The three core principles of natural justice are:
- No one should judge their own case (Nemo Judex in Causa Sua),
- Everyone has the right to be heard (Audi Alteram Partem),
- Decisions should be explained (Reasoned Decisions)
Hence, if you want an honest assessment of your actions, you must not be the judge of your actions and hear the point of view of other people as well, and then you must try to find out the truth, not emotionally, but through reason and logic, weighing all the opinions.
-Awdhesh Singh
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