The perfectionist sculptor
In pursuit of excellence
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German once visited a temple under
A 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 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.
Don’ t Climb a mountain with an intention that the world should see you, climb the mountain with the intention to See the World.
WINSPIRE: Empowering youth | December, 2016