Life's interactions are filled with commendations as well as ridicules. It is easy to accept the positives, but the negatives are often hard to chew on. The critics also known as the naysayers who are often posed as distractors with their reviews and analysis often distract and discourage many from taking the route least trodden by those in pursuit of success and goal accomplishment.

How we respond to their opinions, is the main focus of the writer. A comparative analysis is undertaken of Nehemiah's mission, his goal, his critics, their ridicule of the work he was doing and how he responded to them.

You too can overcome the negative responses of others by recognising, you are doing a great work and you can't come down.