Reference Static Methods/Variables in Java from an Instance

Question

Can anyone explain to me why java allows you to access static methods and members from an instance? A bad example, if I have a class called RedShape and it has a static meth

Answer 1

public class MyClass {
    public static String myString;
}


public class AnotherClass {
   public void doSomething() {
       doAnotherThing();
   }
   public static doAnotherThing() {
       MyClass.myString = "something";
   }

Here we are accessing static variable from non-static method (indirectly) by calling static method from non static method.