Criticizing other has many reasons one of the
prominent being envy or jealousy. If there is no tolerance towards other one
become jealous about others getting more attention and cannot digest. This
could be because of feel inferior which might have cropped up due to pride. If
this is let loose then it becomes a habit to criticize other and criticism will
become way of life. The lack of will to appreciate makes one search for the
flaws so that he can criticize.
Criticism is
an indirect form of boasting. Boasting is blowing one’s own trumpet and telling
others about the achievements, intelligence, status and so on. Boasting might
help gain the confidence of other but it will never help self as the Self is
the ultimate knower. Boasting is like bluffing and creates a false prestige
which is unwanted. Boasting which would start as telling what is really there
will lure to say what is not in the due course. It further leads to exaggerate
things unnecessarily putting one in a situation to write the screenplay dialogues
and do the direction also along with acting.
At the time of Kurukshetra war when Dronacharya was
killed, Karna takes over as the commander-in-chief of Kaurava army. He goes on
a rampage killing the great warriors in the Pandava army. Karna was challenged
by Nakula who said he would kill him as he was a thorn in the Pandavas army.
Karna just smiled at his remarks and asked him to show his skills in action not
in mere words. Infuriated Nakula went all out at Karna but could not be a match
and his bow was cut to pieces. Karna caught him and said, “Stop boasting, I
have given a word that I will not kill any of the Pandavas expect Arjuna so I
let you go.” Saying this Karna let him off.
After the end of the days war Nakula went straight
to Yudhisthira and narrated the humiliation heaped on him by Karna. Yudhisthira
looked at Arjuna and said, “Your Gandiva is good for nothing” as Arjuna is
unable to control the outrage of Karna.
Arjuna had taken a vow that whoever humiliates him
he will forgive but would not spare those who humiliates his Gandiva, the bow
which was gifted to him by Agnideva. Arjuna had to kill Yudhisthira but he
cannot do it as he was his elder brother. And at the same time he cannot break
his vow. Sri Krishna who was witnessing all this came to Arjuna and suggested
him to criticize Yudhisthira. Sri Krishna tells Arjuna, “According to shastras
criticizing a person would be equal to kill him. So if you criticize your elder
brother it would be like killing him.” Arjuna thought it was a better idea and
anyhow he was wild about Yudhisthira for letting all of them be used as stake
at the game of dice along with Draupadi. Taking it as an opportunity Arjuna
started to criticizes Yudhisthira for being mild and tolerant towards
Duryodhana and his brothers. Arjuna points out that because of him Draupadi had
to face humiliation in the assembly. It was the result of his soft decisions
that they lost their rightful share of kingdom.
Standing at the corner Sri Krishna was enjoying all
this as he knew that anger in the subconscious mind of Arjuna had to flush out.
Then after criticizing his elder brother Arjuna draws his sword to end himself.
Sri Krishna asks him what the reason was. Arjuna replied, “According to
shastras criticizing ones elder brother is unpardonable sin and hence I am
unworthy to live on this earth after speaking against my elder brother.” Sri
Krishna told Arjuna, “Do not worry I have a suggestion even for this, according
to shastras just as criticizing other is equal to killing so is boasting equal
to suicide. If you boast about yourself it is like killing yourself.”
If you criticize a person it is like killing him,
and if you boast about self it is like killing yourself.
Please Let’s Not Commit Suicide………….!
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