The advantages of self-criticism

While we applaud those who exercise self-criticism, we must acknowledge that just received milder treatment, partial and condescending.

Although not planned I will have to refer back to an article that relates to hungry diners because available spoons were too long (1).

In the story it is said that the inadequacy of the tools can be resolved if the diners are given food to one another rather than trying vainly to fend for themselves.

I need to refer back to the story but to point out something that concerns the self as claimed.

They teach us again and again that good citizens should be able to recognize their own mistakes and their own limitations.

In this sense, it is normal to congratulate those who are able to criticize, but there is another point of view can also be concerned.

We can not rely too much on these "good citizens self-critical" by the phrase that says' there is no better defense than a good offense. "

By this logic to take the initiative to change the role of passive recipient of opinions, advice, recommendations, the role of those who are ahead of everyone to say 'I am fallible, "" and I admit I was wrong, "" how serious neglect ever! In the future I'll be more careful. "

If we link the attitude of those who practice self-criticism to the history of the long-handled spoons, we can say that the demanding of themselves take the initiative because they know that self-criticism is the way that your mistakes are judged with the utmost kindness, bias and tolerance.

Rather than applaud those who are tearing their hair autocriticándose with greater bias suits them, may have greater merits criticize those who are left by others, as if left to feed other long-handled spoons.

Note: Original in Spanish (without translation by Google): Las ventajas de la autocrítica

(1) La reciprocidad imprescindible

(This is the Article Nº 1.726)

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