PRAISE AND FLATTERY

PRAISE AND FLATTERY

If you praise me too much

I will suspect you

If you criticize me objectively

I will respect you

 

I am no longer a child

to be pleased and appeased

My vanity and ego

have all been released

 

A criticizing friend is better

than a flattering foe

A friend criticizes you in your presence

But he praises you in your absence

 

A foe praises you to fool you

and makes you forget your own view

he will mock you at your back

you will be deceived by his knack

 

I like the piercing arrows

better than the softening flower bouquets

The arrows may make wounds in my body

but they will never touch my soul by anybody

 

Flattery is the fools food

It doesn’t do any good

I don’t hesitate to enter the dangerous wood

I have the blessings from my Lord to do What I should

Reviews

[Liza]

I don't know if I can agree with this rule, people are very sensitive and I only offer truth when asked. Unfortunately, most people prefer pretty lies and others love to criticize to feed their own weakened ego through a superiority complex. Any words said to me whether criticism or praise; I don't feel the words - i feel the intent...do they wish to inspire me? Do they wish to push me further - all our motives and motivation differ. My mother would give me negative criticism all my life; and although it fueled me to be better because my rebellion wanted to prove her wrong; i resent her still for hurting me.

[Sheila Kline]

Truth is always better! We may speak "double", and actually hurt the other person.
You have given us a wise write that helps one to accept how it is better to tell another in a nice way than to lie and then twist it around to other people.

[Vinod Kumar U K]

Normal symptoms... Nice

[rwar ish me]

very nice wrote

[Tasha]

I liked this a lot.
♥ Ta'Shandra

[Liza]

I tend to look for the good first in people; and if that is labelled as flattery and fools food - it really is not up to me whether they want to run with it or reject it...Every one is a critic; it is easy to find the bad in anything. It takes too much energy and frustration to try to fix the world; but it makes me happier and most people happier to believe in themselves and work on building themselves instead of continuing a downward spiral.