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Originally Posted by Gem
Well, h8rs gunna h8. People like the ideal situation of being immune to all that, as though it shouldn't affect them, but it's never like that. It always gets in to some degree, and the ability to persevere despite being the subject of judgment takes an inner strength - otherwise one retreats in fear not of being judged and hated, but in fear of how it will affect them. In the case of musicianship it becomes sensitive because it's a way of revealing who you are, and the revealing of ourselves makes us vulnerable.
In the contemplation sense, there doesn't become an answer for it like 'it shouldn't affect me'. It's more about the reality of being affected, how one is affected, how to much to reveal and how much to hide and when it's better to reveal and when it's best to hide away. The 'shoulds' or 'shouldn'ts' based notions and ideals which seem somehow right or wise-like will never be true to the 'way it actually is'.
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Yep, it does take inner strength. This is how some start out and make it big. Musicians and comedians getting booed off stage. Writers constantly getting rejections letters. Athletes dealing with failure after failure. I can imagine there being a lot of inner turmoil. Anything you're passionate about becomes an expression of yourself.