Wednesday, April 1, 2009
What is Excellence...
What is Excellence...
A German once visited a temple under construction where he saw a
sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying
nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of
the same idol?" "No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need
only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage." The
gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. "Where is the
damage?" he asked. "There is a scratch on the nose of the idol." said
the sculptor, still busy with his work. "Where are you going to install
the idol?"
The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet
high. "If the idol is that far, who is going to know that there is a
scratch on the nose?" the gentleman asked. The sculptor stopped his
work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and said, "I will know it."
The desire to excel is exclusive of the fact whether someone else
appreciates it or not. "Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside.
Excellence is not for someone else to notice but for your own
satisfaction and efficiency...
Posted by MK at 10:38 PM
