Self Satisfaction and Excellence...

A man 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 man, smiled and said, "I
will know it."



Moral of the story:



The desire to excel is exclusive of the fact whether someone else
appreciates it or not. "Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside.

Excel at a task today - not necessarily for someone else to notice but
for your own satisfaction and Excellence...