Self-criticism— if it has to be put into the terminology. Criticising self is an act of novelty, an attempt to rectify oneself from the vicious deeds he does away from other’s sight; alone in the darkness of night, knowing that it will remain hidden within himself and he won’t be the subject of social jurisdiction.
To put this kind of activity into a more rhythmic statement, let’s try this:
This is where self-criticism comes into play. You may or may not care about social jurisdiction, but there should be some sense left in you to correct yourself about what you do or intend to do in the coming days. You should invest some time a day to focus more on yourself than the people around you who, most of the time, wait for the perfect opportunity to criticise you and get entertained in return. But what they see is what you make visible to them. What you do away from them is your subject to deal with, your conscience is the judge here to evaluate them and charge you accordingly.
It has far more to do with the process of your self-correction than shaping yourself according to the criticism of others. And trust me, our heads can justify us better than others. Also, the judge that sits in our heads and sees things from perspectives has a more vicious tone of criticism than all the people around us combined. The intimate bond it shares with our innate self shows zero tolerance for our weakest spots. It makes our dishonesty as visible as charcoal is seen on a milk-white sheet of paper.
However, criticising oneself has to have a limit. Confining us into the cage of criticism can sometimes remove our potential from sprouting to its fullest. It can keep us away from the greater things we could achieve only if we were not victimised by over-criticism. While a decent amount of self-criticism is okay, keeping oneself busy the whole day with it will kill our talent, drain us out of the positive energy our souls inherit, and put us to death with the boredom it entails.
No, we don’t want to be gods or even alike— so, we don’t necessarily have to run after to be perfect throughout our whole life. Even the gods have flaws and to overcome those shortcomings, most of the time, they were indifferent about them. It’s not because they are gods but they have far greater things to focus on that will benefit mankind.
That being said, be your own god— let the flaws corrupt you from time to time. It’s okay not to be perfect. But don’t confuse yourself with perfection and self-correction. What you may perceive as perfect may not put your life on the right track. It has limitations and you don’t have to cross the bar to go beyond and above those limitations.
As perfection is a collective belief, it is not perfect itself. So, ask your inner soul to correct itself than aiming for perfection. And to do so, moderate criticism is the way you follow, overdo it and you will kill yourself. Remember, squeezing the lemon like there is no tomorrow will only make the juice bitter.
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