Criticism

"To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing"
Elbert Hubbard

None of us like to be criticised. We have the idea that other people should like us. That's our ego talking. That ego that is terrified of its own demise so it will do anything it can to enlarge itself (to make us feel good about ourselves or at least better than our situation or other people). Our ego thrives on adoration. Our ego wants everyone else to like us so that we feel good about ourselves and our ego can grow.

But the truth is, we all do stupid things, no matter how brilliant we are. We make mistakes. We do things we're ashamed of, or embarrassed about. It's just part of being human. And since we all do these things, we can expect critisism. It is unreasonable for everyone to like us all the time. Other people have other viewpoints and experiences; each one of them is going to see the same action indifferent ways (and even the same person will see it differently depending on their mood).

It is impossible to please everyone, especially all the time. If we are to please ourself, then we are going to end up not pleasing someone else at some point. The only way to avoid critisism is to be a nobody and do nothing. We need to learn to expect and accept critisism.

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