Analogies aren't usually my thing, but...

[knockout_nate]

So you go see the show. It's your friend's band and it's their first live "concert." They play well, but there are a few parts in some of the songs that the band members mess up on. Whether they're doing it intentionally or not, it's not the way the song goes, and you know it. A few other people can tell, too. So they judge. Instead of just

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Just wanted to say....

[princessc721]

...that I've enjoyed reading what you've written so far. The journals I read aren't ususally thought provoking, but yours is in some places and I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who likes to think deeply about the sort of everyday things in life =)

~Cari

[quass_debonair]

I know what you mean. It seems to be human nature to find faults, and it really irritates me how people do so, but all I can do is make a point of it to appreciate instead of criticize.

But it's like I often say: those who can't create, judge. Who deserves the attention? The ones performing the music or the ones judging their performance? Who's really making a difference? Give merit to those who deserve it.

[anonymous]

It's even worse when the people know that the band will screw up. Then they sit there, listening very carefully for those few moments when the band fails to acheive audible perfection. The tension of waiting destroys the rest of the song in the process. It's like the sports fan who cannot enjoy the fact that their team is winning because he knows they will lose in the end.