มีสองกรณี: ถ้าเขาเข้าใจผิด เรามีหน้าที่ชี้แจงให้เข้าใจถูก แต่ถ้าเราทำดีไม่สมบูรณ์จริง ก็ควรนำมาทบทวนแก้ไข ผู้มีใจเที่ยงธรรมจะมองเห็นประโยชน์จากคำต่อว่าเสมอThere are two cases: if someone has misunderstood, we're responsible for clarifying; but if our effort genuinely fell short, the criticism is worth reflecting on and correcting. A fair-minded person always finds something useful in being criticized.
Someone asked: how can I settle my mind so I don't feel hurt when someone criticizes me, even though I tried my best to do the right thing?
Being criticized falls into one of two cases. In the first, the other person may have simply misunderstood what we did — and it's our responsibility to clarify. If we don't, they'll carry that resentment silently. Better that they tell us, so we get the chance to explain and set the record straight, allowing us to live together peacefully.
In the second case, even though we genuinely tried to do good, our effort may not have been fully complete. If that's the case, being criticized becomes an opportunity to reflect on exactly where we went wrong, so we can correct it. If a real shortcoming exists, the criticism actually serves us. Everything comes down to whether we can see the value in being criticized at all.
If it was a misunderstanding, we resolve it by explaining clearly. If we were genuinely at fault, we now know exactly where. A fair-minded person will always find something useful in criticism. But when the person criticizing lacks fairness themselves, it's usually directing them from behind, prompting criticism without real grounds.