...is the easiest thing to do in this world today. It does not require you be a genius to criticise anybody after all it is just a statement that you need to make. It is very easy to criticise a person for the steps that he has taken to come out of a difficult situation or maybe handle a difficult situation but when you are actually faced with the same situation that you realise how difficult it is to manage things at that point of time.
Let me tell you a little story that my Grand Father used to tell me when I was dejected or displeased by some criticism that was targeted at me. The story is about a painter. There was this person who was a very good painter and wanted to improve his painting and drawing skills. He also wanted people to point out his mistakes in order to learn more. After he completed any painting he used to put it up on display and ask people for their comments. When he used to return to his painting he would find thousands of comments on his paintings and the flaws that people noticed in it. He used to correct his mistakes as much as possible and then again put the painting on display only to come back and see several more comments on it. This thing went on for over a week and that literally disheartened the painter and he thought that painting was not his cup of tea. With these thoughts in mind he went to his master and told him his story and his master gave him some tips. He followed what the master had said and again put his painting on display. That day when he came back he was shocked to see no comments were made on his painting. He thought that people may have not seen the painting or may be there was some sort of holiday so he decided to let the painting be there as is for another day. Eventually after a week or so he could still not see any comments on his paintings. He went to his master and thanked him.
Wondering what the master told his student. The master asked the painter to put up his painting and ask people for their comments. He also asked the painter to put a plain paper alongside the painting and ask the commenter to rectify the mistake in the painting on the paper attached along side. Moral of the story is it is easy to criticise the act of a person but if you are faced with the same situation you may behave even badly. So next time before you criticise a person look at yourself first.
Let me tell you a little story that my Grand Father used to tell me when I was dejected or displeased by some criticism that was targeted at me. The story is about a painter. There was this person who was a very good painter and wanted to improve his painting and drawing skills. He also wanted people to point out his mistakes in order to learn more. After he completed any painting he used to put it up on display and ask people for their comments. When he used to return to his painting he would find thousands of comments on his paintings and the flaws that people noticed in it. He used to correct his mistakes as much as possible and then again put the painting on display only to come back and see several more comments on it. This thing went on for over a week and that literally disheartened the painter and he thought that painting was not his cup of tea. With these thoughts in mind he went to his master and told him his story and his master gave him some tips. He followed what the master had said and again put his painting on display. That day when he came back he was shocked to see no comments were made on his painting. He thought that people may have not seen the painting or may be there was some sort of holiday so he decided to let the painting be there as is for another day. Eventually after a week or so he could still not see any comments on his paintings. He went to his master and thanked him.
Wondering what the master told his student. The master asked the painter to put up his painting and ask people for their comments. He also asked the painter to put a plain paper alongside the painting and ask the commenter to rectify the mistake in the painting on the paper attached along side. Moral of the story is it is easy to criticise the act of a person but if you are faced with the same situation you may behave even badly. So next time before you criticise a person look at yourself first.
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