Humiliation- you touch upon a true issue Gandalf_theGrey.
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which he feared to put out before the public because it was almost like baring a piece of his own soul.
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Oh, that is so true Child of the 7th Age, so true. Putting forth one's talents can, and for some people, it constantly
is, extremely difficult. It's exactly like placing a part of yourself, up high, and naked, for everyone to see. It feels humiliating, and when people laugh at it, it is depressing and overly discouraging. When you put forth so much of your time and effort to work on something. And you toil with setbacks and obstacles, and overcome them (sometimes, just
barely), to achieve something both beautiful and great in its own self, just to be laughed at, is something frustrating, disappointing, and horrible that ruins morale and destroys confidence. I believe, that is humility, in its greatest form. Once you feel that, you feel like you never want to allow that to happen again. You end up cloaking your talents and putting them aside, shoving them in the shadows where you think no one will ever see them again. I don't blame J.R.R. Tolkien at all when he says, "Do not laugh!" The fear of being laughed at, is taunting and intimidating.