Whatever you do, don't waste time...

Braja-Raja-Suta das (BCS) (formerly William Duke) wrote to me asking about this saying of mine. Here it is:

If you have a success story to tell, then by all means tell it.
If not, but you know what to do, then get some credibility - go out and do it.
If not, but you know someone who does know what to do, then follow them.
If none of the above, then whatever you do, don't waste your time criticising others.

This is a commentary on the sutra: "Be the change you wish to see in the world."

Fruitless criticism does not interest me. Identifying challenges as part of the process of overcoming them is useful - pointless criticism arising from helplessness and frustration is not.