Why do we have to get judged by others?

Since I grew up the only thing I always wanted to do was singing. Even when I’m sick and have a sore throat I just can’t shut my mouth. I love to write Song Lyrics and it has always been like therapy to me. My first Lyrics I actually wrote after my grandpa died when I was 13. Music has always been a huge part of my life. I know other peoples opinions shouldn’t really matter to me but let’s be honest… we all care. If people say something bad about us or criticize us, it hurts our feelings.
Last year I joined a Local Musical Talent Show. I won and was allowed to perform “On my own” at a Musical Night. It was fun and I hadn’t any stage fright. People loved my performance. It felt really good being on stage.
Last Friday I attended a Local Talent Show. It was one of these kinds of shows where you had a jury but also the audience had a vote. Never before I had such a stage fright. I was good and others were worse than me but I didn’t make it into the next round. My world didn’t fall apart or anything. But being criticized for just a small detail sucked.
That jury and the audience kinda took the fun out of performing.
I love music but right now I’m pondering the thought of never really performing again. I’ll keep writing Music and I will keep singing. Will I ever perform again? I don’t know. Maybe, but not in Contests. Music and performing is supposed to be fun.

However, I wonder why we always want to get acceptance? Why do we enter contests when we don’t like being judged? Why do people torture themselves when they go and audition for Shows like American Idol? Why do we allow other people to tell us what we can and what we can’t do?

We really shouldn’t listen to people that want to take the sky from us. If we have a dream we really should go for it.