Its Human To Criticise But.....

It is very true that it's human to criticize like 'To err is human'.
However, what has to be pondered is that most of us are consciously ignorant
of the fact that it would become inhuman to express unfair criticism. For
that matter, it has become fashionable in the present trend to criticize
every one and anyone for no prominent reasons with of course unfair
senseless comments. It appears that most of the critics feel great in
criticizing others rather than the genuine cause for criticize.

It would not be too much to say that applauding and appreciating others in
recognition of their efforts for achieving certain things or doing noble
deeds or anything which deserves appreciation is slowly becoming passé.

Unfortunately, most of us when it comes to appreciate others would remain
dumb or appreciate others in recognition very silently in our inner hearts
as we really find it difficult to find time to pass the comments through
words of our mouth or in written form. In other words, when it comes to
criticizing others, we find rather we make time to hurl words at others
lavishly and become stinger when it comes to appreciate or applaud others.
Perhaps, criticism has become the way of life like in politics and is the
present trend.



For instance, the social servers were never given a word of appreciation in
spite of their efforts in doing noble deeds and sparing their valuable time
for the social services with humanitarian bent of mind. Instead, we all will
be ready with full of spirits to spew adverse comments when something goes
wrong in organizing or presenting their deeds.

To cite another example, let me tell you about snippet of a journalist. A
journalist and a columnist have been penning articles for few years in a
magazine. Most of his articles were touching and reflections of the societal
problems. Once many readers expressed their difference of opinion with the
columnist's and in a way criticized his opinion aired in one of the articles
and surprisingly it was the time when they all revealed that they all are
regular readers and fans of his articles.



Incomprehensible fact is that we humans, more in the present time, react
very fast when it comes to criticize others while remain inactive when it
comes to appreciate others. Is it jealousy or egoism or sadism what is that
which is holding us all back when it comes to appreciate others is the
matter to be seriously pondered over.

Surprisingly, while criticizing, the critic considers himself/herself as an
enemy to the person at the receiving end and spew insensible words
forgetting the basic reasons for making criticism. Agreed, when we perceive
certain things in a different angle we like to express our views which can
be certainly done in a more polite way rather than in inhuman way. It's long
since we had come across the polite way of expressing criticism using the
words like "I beg to differ". Let us remained that the object of criticism
is that to express our perception and to point out the error if any
committed by the person subjected to criticism.

The best critic is that one who makes the person at the receiving end to
ponder over his mistake and make amendments. It would be inhuman to
criticize others with unfair remarks with the object just to tarnish the
image or popularity of the others. Let's be humanly while criticizing others
as its human to criticize and not become inhuman by criticizing just for the
sake of it.

DURGA RAVI

MUSCAT.