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Never bash someone's passions!

The title says it all. Not only should you refrain from passing judgment on someone else's passions or hobbies, but don't brush it off like it's nothing.


The only thing I have ever actually liked about myself has been my photographs. I won't sugar coat it, I have confidence in my picture taking abilities. I've been called stuck up and bitchy for actually saying I like this one thing about myself. I love to snap photos of the sunlight hidden behind trees, fish jumping up to the surface of a lake, or even just some pretty looking stepping stones with a nice sunset in the background. I know for a fact that my pictures aren't perfect, but I'm still so incredibly proud every time I look down at a picture I've taken and see that all of the colors go well together or that my angling was straight. However, my confidence is just like a wall. If you throw enough stones at it or hit it hard enough, it will start to chip away until there is a gap wide enough to let the hatred rush in, just like with the rest of the qualities I used to be proud of in myself. This isn't a post for pity. This is a friendly reminder of what can happen if you act as if someone else isn't good enough, even if all you do is say you don't want to read something that they wrote, or you don't want to look at something they drew or took a photo of. Even if you're just kidding, don't say anything like that.


That small bit of rejection can keep people up at night, clutching their pillows and rethinking every little flaw in their previous work. I am so happy for you if small rejections or insults like that have no effect on you but many people can't just brush off judgment as easily. Don't tell them to just get over it, or say that they're weak or pathetic for the way they handle the rejection. Any good human being wants to build up others, and if that's your goal then refusing to look at or listen to something that has an importance to another person is the worse thing you could do. Even if you don't like to read, at least try to look at what the aspiring poet/author/song writer has poured from their heart onto the page. Even if you don't give a shit and a half about nature, definitely look at the image captured on the screen, because that person deemed the moment as important enough to share with you. Even if you understand nothing at all about art, at least act interested in the jumbled thoughts of the future painter or sculpter who has laid the inside of their minds down onto a page for you to see.


You have no idea how much good it will do for a person just to know someone is interested in or proud of them. You have absolutely no idea how much you can break a person down by simply saying you don't want to see their creations. At least try to be interested ins omeone else's passions, and if you don't like their work then you can always give them CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. Build up their confidence, and slip in helpful tips. Don't just say," I don't like this part." Give them advice on what they could do to improve it. You could be the one who fuels their confidence enough to reach the point of near perfection in their craft. Build up, don't tear down.


Never bah someone's passions.

Never bash someone's passions!
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