Most of us have faced criticism, whether we are ordinary folk, or people in high positions, or whether we are artists and musicians.
No matter how much we try to console ourselves the fact is that criticism hurts, and pinches, and wants us to turn around and "punch" for "pinch"!
This is especially true of musicians and singers who have meticulously rehearsed their singing and the musical instruments -- and then find that some shady looking "critic" with slouching shoulders and a mean look on his face, jots down some ugly notes in his notebook-- and the next day you "Find out" from this total stranger how bad your music was! Or how badly you played the violin or sang. And all this in the daily newspapers where thousands read it, many of whom have not even attended the concert!
The chances are the the critic can neither sing, nor play any musical instrument nor the violin. He is just a critic because he cannot be anything else. And worse still, he appears to have a grudge against mankind and is suffering from some mental disorder, or "phobia".
But he does ruin your mood, your day,your month and maybe your whole life, he does put you in a depression and makes you feel that maybe you are not so good as to perform before the public at all.
And the worst aspect is that he cannot be shut out from your concert, he is everywhere, wearing the sultry look and beady eyes that defy mankind to discourage him from bad-mouthing anyone he likes.
After all he is the Critic and he can get away with anything, even ruining a man's career.
My Father, HH Shri Bhola Nathji, (1902-1992) a great spiritual luminary of his time who gave peace and beatitude to countless souls during his lifetime, had a recipe to keep critics under control. And he really meant every word that he said in his humility and spirituality. This is what he would say to shut the critics up forever:
"I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CRITICISM!"
"IF THE FAULTS YOU HAVE POINTED OUT ARE IN ME I SHALL TRY TO REMOVE THEM!"
"HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE NOT IN ME, THEN I THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT A PITFALL THAT I MUST AVOID!"
This will shut up the critic for good. Try it, and watch the critic walk shame-faced out of the hall, back to his little black hole in his apartment where he imagines up all the diabolical things he can say about his victims, the artists, musician, speakers..
No matter how much we try to console ourselves the fact is that criticism hurts, and pinches, and wants us to turn around and "punch" for "pinch"!
This is especially true of musicians and singers who have meticulously rehearsed their singing and the musical instruments -- and then find that some shady looking "critic" with slouching shoulders and a mean look on his face, jots down some ugly notes in his notebook-- and the next day you "Find out" from this total stranger how bad your music was! Or how badly you played the violin or sang. And all this in the daily newspapers where thousands read it, many of whom have not even attended the concert!
The chances are the the critic can neither sing, nor play any musical instrument nor the violin. He is just a critic because he cannot be anything else. And worse still, he appears to have a grudge against mankind and is suffering from some mental disorder, or "phobia".
But he does ruin your mood, your day,your month and maybe your whole life, he does put you in a depression and makes you feel that maybe you are not so good as to perform before the public at all.
And the worst aspect is that he cannot be shut out from your concert, he is everywhere, wearing the sultry look and beady eyes that defy mankind to discourage him from bad-mouthing anyone he likes.
After all he is the Critic and he can get away with anything, even ruining a man's career.
My Father, HH Shri Bhola Nathji, (1902-1992) a great spiritual luminary of his time who gave peace and beatitude to countless souls during his lifetime, had a recipe to keep critics under control. And he really meant every word that he said in his humility and spirituality. This is what he would say to shut the critics up forever:
"I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CRITICISM!"
"IF THE FAULTS YOU HAVE POINTED OUT ARE IN ME I SHALL TRY TO REMOVE THEM!"
"HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE NOT IN ME, THEN I THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT A PITFALL THAT I MUST AVOID!"
This will shut up the critic for good. Try it, and watch the critic walk shame-faced out of the hall, back to his little black hole in his apartment where he imagines up all the diabolical things he can say about his victims, the artists, musician, speakers..
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