II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

निन्दक दूर न कीजिये, कीजै आदर मान I
निर्मल तन मन सब करै, बकै आन ही आन II

Your critics are your best friends. The critics see our flaws, our bad sides, and are willing to say the things that most people won't say. They tell us what we don't want to hear. In a way the critic holds up a mirror for us to see the things we don't want to see, admit or face. We seldom try to recognise the possibility that what we consider right may actually be wrong. The critics hold us accountable for our mistakes. Telling your friends something they really don't want to hear takes courage.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

"Kabir says, If your first reaction is to lash back at the person giving the criticism, or to become defensive, take a minute before reacting at all. Take a deep breath, and give it a little thought. A critic is in fact a true friend, because he criticizes a person’s action or behaviour, and makes him look at the state of things with a new vision. His doing so in reality helps us so that such shortcomings and mistakes can be avoided in future. Thank the critic and honour him, for his criticism brings up the best in us."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II