June 18, 2014

The cobbler

I left from office and suddenly noticed that my sandal had half broken. As I moved half way towards railway station it broke completely and I had to walk with one bare foot and one foot with sandal. It was embarrassing! :-D
Since it's my new Job, I don't know the locality much. I tried to search the cobbler but didn't find any. Then I took help of another street vendor and he told me correctly where I can find a cobbler who can make my sandal. I had to go back a bit, toward office again. I found one at right place where I couldn't before with my eyes but now after the vendors mapping. :-D funny!

I gave my sandal to the old man and stood looking around. After few minutes I had a look at what the cobbler was doing with my sandals. It was 4th or 5th time that they have broken and now getting stitched. All scope of getting stitched again seems to have exhausted, according to me, but that is where to my amusement what this cobbler did and how he did it surprised me. He co-joint the extra part of leather and then stitched it. No cobbler has done that.
He took his own time to do it but he did it in most perfect manner.
I always believe- no matter what you do, do it perfectly.
I was impressed with his sincerity towards his work, his perfection, his dedication, his patience.

The mistake I mostly commit is, in doing things in hurry I fail to do it with accuracy.
Today I learnt, it's important to have perfection. No matter how much time it takes but work should be done with perfection.
The satisfaction of doing such work is quite different and now I know the satisfaction of having your work done perfectly. Now I'll try to give this satisfaction to my clients too. :-)

Each day and moment of this life is a learning...
Just be alive and look around. :-)

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