CRITICISM AS AN INTELLECTUAL MIRROR

criticism we embark on an intellectual journey trying to find answers to our questions. Criticism, opens the closed doors of a mind, and enhances thinking capacity. As such, criticism is always good. Criticism promotes thinking along new and different lines. It is the result of thinking in a fresh and original way, and as such, it is a healthy factor in society. Because, as it has been said, 'When all think alike, no one thinks very much'. Critical thinking is constructive thinking. Creative thinkers are always able to discover new things, but creative thinking cannot be developed without critical thinking. Accept criticism with a tranquil mind and you will soon discover that your critic was an intellectual enabler. Our greatest weakness is that we live within the boundaries of our own mind. This kind of thinking tends to induce self-conditioning. No one, except your critic, can de-condition your mind. That is, he points out those negative aspects of your intellectual make-up that had hitherto been hidden from you. Everyone must, therefore, welcome the critic. The critic is the only one who can help you rid your personality of undesirable traits. So, be eternally grateful to him. There is a saying: ‘One who criticises you is better than one who praises you.’ This saying is very correct and meaningful. One who discovers the value of criticism will surely appreciate criticism and happily accept it. o Accept criticism with a tranquil mind and you will soon discover that your critic was an intellectual enabler. United we stand Those who are intellectually awakened have the power to convert their disunity into unity.