Resentment

Philippines
February 19, 2013 5:12am CST
What would you feel when someone is telling you about your mistakes and be more sensitive to it? As for me, I know, ideally, I should be thankful because someone cares enough for me to say those things for it is for the good. However, it's actually hard for me to do it. Every time it happens, I feel resentful to myself, to what others said and to the reality I am in. I do not understand why I cannot bring myself to just accept what others said. But the problem is, why can't I be aware of my own mistakes and let others articulate it for me? Am I that dumb not to know it?... Hmm, how about you? Do you feel the same thing?
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6 responses
• India
19 Feb 13
sometimes if we do any mistake and somebody tries to make our mistakes correct is good but there are some people who without reason just try to find something small from you to make a discussion or hurting you . I do not agree with that and I re-act with those things but it is really great of us to do the best and correct our mistake before someone says to us you have done something wrong.
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@anuraa32 (2446)
• India
19 Feb 13
Sometimes it happens that what would be wrong for me may not be wrong for other person. What is wrong is completely subjective. SO yes one should only look at oneself and solve what we think is wrong about ourselves.
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
20 Feb 13
People around us will always say whatever they want to say. And most of them are so malicious that you know that their only intent is to hurt you or put you down. It is up to us if we will let their words to affect us and make us feel bad about ourselves. Every one of us make mistakes, and I know that these are not something that we should be proud of. But I think more than the falling, we should be more focused on our rising. We have a choice, to let their words to break us and make us prove them right. Or we can take their words as a challenge to prove them wrong, a chance to gain back our footing. A chance to prove to ourself that we can make everything right again for us.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
Sometimes I think we are aware of our mistakes but we tend deny it to our selves. Thus, we need someone to tell these mistakes straight to our face to wake us up from our own self-deception. I feel resentful at times when I do things I am fully aware that is wrong. I know it's wrong but I do it anyway. And it I resent that part of me. Resentment is not good really to you health, mentally, emotionally, physically. It just drags down your whole mind, body and soul. So I think you are blessed enough to have people who care enough to have the courage to tell you what you are doing wrong. It's good that we have these people to check on us so we stay on the right track. Or go back to the right if we have missed the way.
@anuraa32 (2446)
• India
19 Feb 13
Well everybody makes mistakes. The thing with some people is that they love showing others what mistakes they have done. They love it when they can tell others a list and tell them what to do about it. Try tell such people even one out of their list of mistakes. If someone is telling you your mistakes or what he thinks is your mistake, listen to it and after that instead of letting it travel to your heart let it travel to your brain. It is hard for you because you take it to your heart before your brain. No one has a right to make you feel that way. You are not dumb and your feelings about yourself is only to be positive.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
19 Feb 13
Yeah I think we all at some time or another have felt resentment because of what others may say to us about our mistakes. I know for me it's frustrating when I'm doing the best that I can and others make it seem like i should be doing more or better. But they aren't in my shoes so I try to take the counsel in stride and remember that if I'm doing my best then that is all I can do.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
Sometimes it depends on how the mistake was pointed out. Someone told me about my mistake but she tells it in an annoying way and in front of my boss. So even if I want to be thankful for pointing that out, I then thought that this person is so insensitive that she has to point it in front of my boss or have ulterior motives. I can't help but think like that. But if it came from close friends and family that really knows me, then I'm so thankful that they told me the truth.