I begin to doubt the existence of such thing as VALID CRITICISM OF A PERSON

You can only criticise ideas and attitudes

 

I’m the last to avoid offending

But when I see a fool I just see foolishness

When I see a fraud I just see confusion

When I see an evil-doer I just see the pain

There’s no one to attack

Just the unfortunate; the unfortunate-ness

 

If I were to attack someone I would have to defile the pristine love and compassion I have for fellow human beings

I can’t even phrase it this way

I increasingly feel more and more reluctance to criticise a person

I’d rather just avoid them; and not see this ugly dirt and negativity emerge in my mind, even for a second

 

You can only criticise ideas and attitudes

It’s inherently false to criticise a person

It implies the existence of permanent self, with permanent attributes

The self is NOT permanent, the self is flux, and it’s attributes are in flux. ALL it’s attributes, and therefore “the self” itself, constant flux, therefore it is NOT constant, therefore it is NOT permanent, not a “thing”

Only the confusion is permanent

As it echoes through each and single one of us

 

…and on a practical level — when you do do criticise the poor fool — he himself doesn’t understand

he himself does view it, more or less, as an existential threat, to his “self” he tries to keep permanent, make permanent

as though he could

to criticise someone, or yourself, is already to delude oneself

…and to take that criticism, personally, is already to delude oneself

alas this is what we do

 

Alas this is what we do

We criticise each other

We actually mean this criticism as personal, we actually view someone’s mistakes as his inherent nature

And we actually take the criticism as personal, viewing ourself as lower

And then we rebel against it

We are violent and ambitious

And the world is not more peaceful

And the world is not more loving

And the world is NOT better

Because we criticise each other

And not ideas

And we DO make it personal

And therefore we make a conflict out of it

And therefore no — our “criticism” is not critical, it does not aid the collective elevation

Most of it is just violence of the violent egos

 

So you know fuck that

If your criticism of a person is honest and self-less… still don’t do it

Because most of this world just can’t take it

And it’s not their fault that they can’t take it — it’s your fault, you sanctimonious cunt

Criticise ideas

If you must

But really:

BE the living criticism, be the EXAMPLE of the alternative

This is how we all can ultimately elevate into the next level

Not out of place of fault and ineptitude, or god forbid guilt and shame

But out of place of inspiration and love