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| If Nehru (a Muslim) and Gandhi could differ constructively I can do so too. |
My training disciplined me to accept critiques of my works as an art student. Acceptance
of this sort doesn’t always translate to criticism of personal context for my
opinions, politics and personal behavior. I suppose that this arrogance comes
from distaste for ill-founded and uninformed personal attacks on mine or other
people’s ideals but mostly for fear that I could possibly be wrong. This distaste isn’t always expressed respectfully and
that is one of my greatest character defects. My goal is to cease attacking people personally and to
not to be so offended when this is done to me. If I could accept that I might be wrong and react as graciously to criticism as I do with my craft as an artist it would
be a gain whether, or not, the criticism is positive or negative. There is
always something to work on if I am to progress, change and learn. I eventually
become grateful for criticism of any sort in the end because it usually stems
from people who are authentic.
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