Facing Criticism Story by William Barclay

Story title: Facing Critism 
By: William Barclay

     Harold Nicholson was a building English politician. At the start of his career, he went to old Stanley Baldwin for advice. The political veteran said something like this to him, "You are going to be a statement and try to handle the affairs of this country. Well, I have had a long experience of such a life, and will give you three rules you had better follow.

     "First, if you subscribe to a press cutting agency, cancel your subscription at once.
    "Second, never laugh at your opponent's mistakes.
     "Third, get used to hearing people atttribute bad motives to what you are doing."
     You can be as good as Jesus and yet have people criticize anything you do. Not matter what Jesus did, someone was against it.
     Sometimes it seems that we just can't win: we're damned if we do someting, and we're damned if we don't.
     But don't get upset about it. Little boys throw stones only at trees which bear fruit.