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…  

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About Alpesh Mansata

I am a 25-year-old guy living at a beautiful green city Pune . I have a post graduate degree in Information Technology from K.S.School of Business Management and Research. A Zend certified PHP5 Engineer with over 4 years of experience working with PHP, AJAX, MySql and the Mambo/Joomla CMS. In my full-time job, I am a Senior Software Engineer working at Xoriant. Most recently, I have been working on SchoolFinder module on www.education.com In my spare time (if there is such a thing), I volunteer with the Rotaract club of Ahmedabad Airport.
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3 Responses to Excellence…

  1. Awesome.
    I am with the sculptor…
    That was a nice post.
    keep posting such things.

  2. Pingback: Nice post from my friend alpesh mansata | Soft Corner of Tejas Lakhani

  3. Nikhil says:

    wonderful and inspirational saying man.
    [:)]

    came to know about it from your friend Tejas Lakhani.

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