advice

When you're in an insecure position, there will always be someone putting their two cents in. They believe you don't have what it takes and that you need to drastically change. You may have been longing to know what has been holding you back, and they finally tell you. It hurts but you long for it because it might kill that festering pain that won't go away.

They aren't neccessarily wrong, and they aren't necessarily right. What is wrong is the idea that there is only one way to win a game. Sure you may have some flaws, but no one can be perfect; and sometimes flaws are just as valuable as your skills.

So, please take advice with the proverbial grain of salt. Just because someone gives it to you without asking doesn't mean that they are right or that you should listen to them. It would be wrong for them to expect it.