How To Deal With Criticism

In a village there was a sculptor who
Made beautiful idols and earned a good
Living from his work his son followed in
His footsteps and began making Idols
From a young age the son also had a
Talent for making excellent idols the
Father used to be happy about his son’s
Success however he would always find
Some fault or another in his son’s idols
He used to say Well done but encouraged
Him to do better next time
The sun did not complain either and he
Followed his father’s advice to continue
Improving his sculptures
Because of constant Improvement the
Sun’s sculptures eventually became
Better than those of his father there
Came a time when people started buying
The sun’s Idols for a high price while
The father’s Idols continued to sell for
The same price as before
Despite this the father continued to
Point out the shortcomings in his son’s
Idols however the sun was not feeling
Well now and he used to accept those
Shortcomings in his idols without
Minding them but he still made
Corrections to them
There was a time when the sun’s patience
Reached its limit and he answered back
To his father who was constantly finding
Fault
The son asked when will you stop finding
Fault with me then he continued people
Say that you are a great sculptor but if
You truly had such great understanding
Then why are your sculptures being sold
At such low prices
I don’t think I need to take your advice
My sculptures in my opinion are perfect
As a result his father stopped giving
Advice to his son and stopped finding
Fault with his idols
The boy was happy for a few months
Enjoying the praise and admiration for
His idols however he soon noticed that
People were no longer praising them as
Much as they used to and the prices of
His idols had stopped increasing
At first the boy did not understand the
Reason for this but then he went to his
Father and explained the problem to him
The father listened to his son calmly as
If he had known all along that this day
Would come the son also noticed this and
Asked did you know this was going to
Happen the father replied yes because
Many years ago I faced the same
Situation the son then asked why didn’t
You tell me about it the father replied
Because you didn’t want to understand
I know I don’t make sculptures as good
As you do it’s possible that my advice
About Idols is incorrect and it’s also
True that your sculptures have never
Improved as a result of my advice but
When I used to point out the
Shortcomings in your Idols you were not
Satisfied with being certified by the
Idols you made you used to strive to
Better yourself and that striving was
The reason for your success however the
Day you are satisfied with being
Certified by your work and you also
Agree that it can’t get any better your
Growth has stopped
People always expect better from you and
This is the reason why you are no longer
Praised for your ideals nor do you get
Paid much for them
The sun remains silent for a while and
Then asked
So what should I do now
The father replied believe that there is
Always room for improvement within
Yourself this mind-set is one thing that
Will consistently Inspire and motivate
You to become a better version of
Yourself what do you learn from story
The pursuit of continuous Improvement
And self-reflection is essential for
Personal growth and success
The sun’s initial success came from his
Willingness to accept his father’s
Feedback and constantly strive to
Improve his sculptures however when he
Became complacent and stopped seeking
Criticism his growth stagnated and his
Work lost its appeal so one should
Always strive to become better.