Working with sincerity
A
traveller once visited a temple that was still being constructed.
He
had come from abroad, so he was curious about the activity there.
He
saw a sculptor sculpting an idol of God.
This
was something that he had never seen before, so he went closer to the sculptor.
He
noticed a similar idol lying nearby and, not understanding why there was
another one, he asked the sculptor, “Are you doing this as you need two similar
idols?”
“No,”
said the sculptor, continuing his work. “We need only one, but the first one
got damaged at the last stage.
”The
gentleman examined the one discarded and found no apparent damage.
“What
is the issue ?” he asked.
“The
nose of the idol has a minor flaw” replied the sculptor, while continuing his
work.
The
gentleman asked where it was to be installed.
The
sculptor replied that it was to be installed on a pillar twenty feet high.
“As
it is so far away, who will notice?” the gentleman asked.
Stopping
his work, the sculptor looked up at the gentleman, smiled, and said, “I know it
and my Creator knows it!”
Working for oneself with sincerity is the best way to pursue anything, be it a hobby or a
profession.
