‘Quality is not an act, it is a habit’ – Aristotle

When I was in grade eight, we had to make a romper for a newborn in our home science curriculum. I was least interested in making that. I’d rather be reading a book but my mom refused to do it for me. She said I had to be responsible.  But she agreed to supervise me. So I cut the cloth and started stitching. It came out perfect. Now the sleeves had to be attached and when I did that, it didn’t fit completely. There was a portion, which was too tight. But my mother made me do it five times before I did a neat job.

I still remember her words. She said,’ if you don’t learn to put quality first, you will always do shoddy work. It comes with practice.’ Thank you mom. Your teachings have helped me so much in life.

It happens that we are in a hurry to finish something and we think that it’s okay if we can just about finish a task. I sometimes still think that way. But as the great Aristotle said, it is a habit, which one has to cultivate and I would say, maintain. We have to be conscious that whatever we do, should be of good quality.

Some can say, perfection is neurotic. Yes, at times but at least lets aim to be excellent and that will come only by cultivating the habit of producing good quality work. And if you don’t get recognition immediately, don’t bother. One, you will have the satisfaction that you have done your best and two, in the long run, people will notice the quality of your work and your reputation as a quality conscious person will spread.

When you give the best, you receive the best. You get quality work. So, for nothing but our own satisfaction, lets develop a habit of quality.

So be it!!!