"I will give you what is rather than always what one always wants to hear."

Compliments are nice, they make a moment a little happier. Feedback is even nicer, as it builds skill, whatever it may be, for future situations. FEEDBACK CAN HURT, especially when you've received many compliments throughout life, yet we must look to intention and the reason why one's words were said, as well as how it can help for us.

I've been given many compliments, to the point where I almost lived off them... yet still - feedback is still helpful - even when it doesn't seem so at first.

Short-term reward or long-term success? It starts with a tiny bit, and that grows, doesn't it? Like how we were so small and oblivious to the world... and now we're here. Nice.

- teriyakkii_1203