We all are surrounded by people who have nothing better to do except criticise the efforts of others or belittle their work or even show a disdain for anything and everything. They have only one goal in life - find out mistakes in anything you see. Remember the puzzle we use to play when kids - find out ten mistakes in the below picture. The critics never grow out of that phase in life. They are never a part of any creative process because their minds, energy and efforts go into pointing the mistakes in others work. Imagine somebody who never puts in his/her soul into creating something but would very easily find time to look for loopholes. I really pity this set. How miserable this lot would be because there is nothing that is their own, they are always looking for negatives in everything, they are always putting others down, are rarely liked by anyone. What a pathetic existence! Poor them.
Amazingly these people always claim they can do it better, then why not do it! The other person even if made mistakes , had the courage to do the task. This is what the pathetic critic lacks - the courage to create , the conviction in his/her ability and above all their time that goes into creation. So they take the easy way out - Criticise other people. Attack befor they anyone questions you.
Isn't criticism a kind of mental torture , probably we humans are the most inhumane species on this earth. We always have scores of people who do their utmost to hurt others if not physically then mentally or emotionally. Ever heard of any other species attacking someone of their own just for the fun of it? You would not, this trait is entirely human. Only we hurt our own , only we put the fellow humans down, only we derive happiness in others sadness. This is ironical that we have lost so much humanity in the process of being civilised/sophisticated.
These critics hurt the new creators with their pathetic comments, snides remarks and rude gestures. In the process they affect the entire chain of creation. There is a set that says take criticism positively. I am fine with it as long as the critic is genuine about the mistakes as well as the appreciation. As long as the critic himself/ herself has been a creator. As long as the main motive of the critic is to help improve the creation and not put the creator down. In absence of these the critic is an undesirable component in the chain of creation.
Become a creator , then move up the ladder to become a critic . But do it only to improve others. Else keep your mouth shut.
