One trait that I proudly posses is the virtue of loving whom I am, and never stooping for attention or approval from anyone. Other’s perception, thoughts, criticism and premature judgmental has no space in my life.
Coincidentally, almost all my friends can’t be strong enough to endure what others think of them. They either want a pat on their shoulder, an invitation to a social meeting, being praised or have their work acknowledged.
They will time and again call you naïve, a weakling, a shy and conservative person…just because you overlook the worldview; and boldly outstand their nascent way of looking at reality.
I like looking at my friends ‘stand out’. They assume that I’m jealous of them and that I look forward to becoming a little more like them. On my part, I let them joyride on the sub-crème and enjoy the attention, because, I’m fine on my own-proud of the person that I am. In addition, it boosts their self esteem which many of them lack and simultaneously builds on their self concept.
I know the majority always wins…but I’m never among the majority. Appreciating the person I am and the output that comes from my handwork is more encouraging than a stranger’s judgmental analysis.
So whatever one says of my work…that I’m poor in this, average in that, and okay with the other, let me not say that I don’t care; but, I only accommodate it in my short memory, where I brush it off in a second, and life goes on.
It’s through second party commentaries that we assume who we are, forget what we are capable of becoming and kill our abilities of digging deeper into the goldmines that no one knows of their existence.
-MJN-
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