In the corporate world, some companies paid thousands of dollars to hire someone who can critic their product. Be it websites, designs, publications… So all these critics do is just to criticize the company’s work and the company will take it positively and will improvise. But some people…. Well… some people take criticism very negatively. They even resort to arguments or physically quarreling. Just like a minahrep, if someone calls her a minahrep, she will be agitated and starts debating. Like this:-

Critic: You're such a minahrep
Minahrep: Speak for yourself
Critic: I'm serious. You're really like a minahrep
Minahrep: Whatever… like you're not one yourself.
Critic: Well, I'm talking about you aren't I?
Minahrep: And who are you calling a minahrep again? I thought you were talking about yourself.

That argument can go on and on until reaching a point where both of them shout at each other. Wouldn't it make more sense if the minahrep handle it this way?

Critic: You're such a minahrep
Smart Minahrep: And why is that so?
Critic: You dress like one
Smart Minahrep: I don't think minahrep has a dress code. You don't judge a book by its cover. Do you have other points to prove that I'm a minahrep other than my dressing?
Critic: Well, every time I pass by this spot, you'll be here with your friends, smoking with empty glasses for each on the table. Most of the time there are different guys and my friend always saw you at Devil’s Bar with the 'gangster kental'… (and so on and so on)
Smart Minahrep: I get your point. You're wrong because I can bet you won't see me here tomorrow and the day after and the day after. And try going to Devil’s Bar yourself. If you don't see me there, you're screwed. And that'll make you a critic that doesn't make sense. Wanna bet? 100 bucks.And so the Minahrep will prove to the critic that she is wrong. Wouldn't that just makes much more sense?

The moral of the story, don't take criticism negatively. Take it that the person who criticized you thinks that you need to improvise. As a human being, we always have to be pushed to do something. If nothing is stopping you from doing anything, you won't stop doing what you always do. Some people, despite being criticized and pushed, they still remain the same. These people are stubborn and I can find that happening a lot in the Malay community. Lastly, these people thought the critics are wrong because they don't see anything wrong with what they're doing. They will have a reason that goes like, “It’s not like I'm taking drugs or something". Yes, it’s not taking drugs but nobody is going to criticize you if you're not doing anything wrong, you dumbass. For your sake, prove the critics wrong. 

P.S: I know there are a lot of stubborn people in other communities. Not only Malays. But too bad I don't have time to research on those. You find out yourself.

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