This morning I struggled up a long and lonely hill, just as I was getting my second wind I came upon a couple DWP workers fixing something. As I huffed and puffed passed them they started to laugh and mumble some sarcastic gibberish to each other. Took me a minute to realize they were making fun of me. Didn’t feel good, wanted to go back and crack a bottle over their heads. But would’ve probably gotten my ass beat, that stuff only plays out in the movies. I don’t like that feeling, being made fun of. Never liked it, it’s never been easy to deal with. Probably never will. It got me to thinking about ’criticism’. Now, there is a difference between being made fun of and being criticized. One must listen and learn from positive criticism. Only a fool thinks he’s right all the time. But then you have criticism that comes from a bad and self serving place. More to tear down, to make one feel better than another, because of whatever bullshit reasons. Take for example when someone just unloads on a movie. They hate it, hate her, hate him, hate hate hate. I say, “then you make a movie”. They say…”uh” This kind of crap needs to be ignored and flushed away in the toilet accompanied with a heavy load of kimchee jige diarrhea.
It will probably take my whole life to not let the opinions of others affect me. Actually this applies to positive or negative really. Everyone has an opinion. In a way everyone has a right to an opinion. But…I wish one would take a minute and think first. Words can be used to inspire others to greatness or used to divide and shatter hopes and dreams. In a way we have great responsibility with our words. It’s almost like a loaded gun. But it’s only a ‘wish’ people think first, maybe I just need to get a thicker vest.
OK party people, been a long one. Adios.
Insightful….and true. We need to be careful with our words. The word is mightier than the sword….
I hate your post.
signed,
the Department of Water and Power.
Yes you are right. People need to think first before they speak. Word’s hurt and is a killer. It can make a person happy, strong, depress or sad depending on the tone of voice, who stayed it, how, and when it was stayed. I tell people “Say to others as you want them to say unto you.” Word’s hurt and it can and will kill if a person allow it too.
Don’t let it get to you. You know who you are so, don’t listen to them. Think positive. Good things happy to good people. Those guy’s were talking about you because, they saw something special about you or in you; in which, they don’t have or can’t do so, the only thing lift for them to do is talk about you. It’s called bring you down and make us feel better about our self because, now I made him feel like diarrhea.
You did the right think by not paying them any attention and that is what they wanted plus your autograph.
But what if they were merely jealous of your butt?
Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I’m just sayin’ here.
thicker vest…
Only insecure and small people feel they have to make fun of others.
You are successful actor and entrepreneur. Their job is probably not very exciting.
Boy do I hate those haters! :>
Love your post..always..
Who knows why people say what they do? They were probably just a couple of losers who could only break the sexual tension between them by bonding over some catty comments. And here comes some hard as fuck asian stud that makes them feel all inadequate, with flashbacks of being Breakfast Club Judd Nelson in middle school. Fuck those douches.
No matter what your age, social position, or achievement, there will always be “haters.” I’m a 33 year old adult–a teacher–and I catch children and teens trying to get one over on me, to make me feel intimidated, very frequently. I had a third grader tell me that some other third grader was going to jump me. I had to laugh. “Really? I would make two of her!”
They’re everywhere. On the flip side, I have to be so careful how I use criticism as a teacher b/c I don’t always know the filter through which the child receives it.
We love you, Sung. Hold your head high–no matter who’s doing the talking.
I never care if anyone says something mean to me, no matter who it is! It was hard at first but there are idiots that feel like they have to be douche bag cause no one cares about them. But critics are just people with opinions that get paid or feel like they know everything.
I get criticized all the time about my art by my friend cause she’s better than me and feels like she has to rubs it in but likes to help me just a little. I don’t care I’m damn proud of my art its not the best but I’m proud of where I’ve gotten with it!
Just be proud of what you have done!