Only Love Can Judge: The Sacred Role of True Critics

A true critic is a lover.

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As a child, I loved drawing. One day, after copying several illustrations from my favorite book about pirates, I proudly showed my artwork to a friend of my parents who had come to visit. He looked at it and said, “Not bad for a child.”

I was devastated. That moment stuck to my memory. Since then, I have encountered similar critics at vari…