Earning the Right to Criticize
It's always easy to know what to do when we don't have to do the job, and very easy to criticize others when we're not doing the work ourselves.
Some time ago when I was a member of a large group and things weren't going too well, I was asked what I thought about the situation and what could be done
to improve things. I said that I didn't feel I had the right to criticize unless I was prepared to do something about it. I was, however, prepared to help, and several of us working together saw things greatly improve.
In this instance, as it is in many other instances, criticism without offering help would have only served to make matters worse and cause further dissension
among the group. So, if we're not willing to put our shoulder to the wheel and do our bit, let's not stir up dissension through negative criticism.
Furthermore, might I add that journalists, politicians, authors, and even preachers don't have the right to name others and confess their sins in public, without having first confessed their own sins in public.
Dear God please deliver me from ever having a negative, bitter, or critical attitude,
and wherever I see a need, may I be willing to help if I am able to.
Thank you for hearing and answering my prayers
Om Namah Shivay
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