Even drinking does'nt escape GW's eyes! Small matters. Small things. Small effort. Small notion. Small insinuations. My opinion? Never ignore the details! After all, the bad guy is lurking somewhere in these small 'things'.
Just like a building, as gigantic and humongously huge they come, if we look down deep, it is simply made up from tiny cement, sand and steel particles and mixtures. Never ignore the details!
Just like our bodies, small, size, medium built, we too are made up tiny microscopic cells that come together to form a tissue, many tissues to form organs, many organs to form the human body. Never ignore the details!
Just like a big car, these too are made up of tiny components that come together for a purpose. Never ignore the details!
Just like the small droplets of water from a faucet, leave it overnight and the pail will overflow in the morning. Never ignore the details!
Just like the small droplets of water from a faucet, leave it overnight and the pail will overflow in the morning. Never ignore the details!
Same with trust. Scripture is clear as well. "How can one be trusted with big things if one cannot be trusted in small things."
In the end, the difference between 'good from great' is IN the small stuff. The additional smaller effort. The extra mile. The 11th hour. The extra OT. The extra sauce. The toppings. The icing.
It's having this mindset that sets good people from great people. We as people could benefit if we attend to this principle and go work out daily, and most importantly make it a life long habit to pursue-for perfections sake.
The caveat? This principle swings in the opposite direction as well.
Think folks. Measure twice. Cut once..
| 99th | Drink not too leisurely nor yet too hastily. Before and after drinking, wipe your lips; breath not then or ever with too great a noise, for its uncivil. |
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If i scratch only the surface, GW's 99th rule in civility is simply saying that everything should be done in moderation. That even too much of a good thing can be bad if not handled well.
The author on the other hand takes on a fresh and a bolder perspective. That is, small comes from big. The positive side of this requires no explanation so im taking the negative side.Makes me think now. Is this a simple process of summation?I think not. My own reflection is this; strong motivations can hide behind small acts and therefore we should be wary with our motives. This requires self-awareness, self-introspection, honesty and most importantly humility to accept that there is a dark side in all of us. It would be nice to remind ourselves that innocent rills can turn to ravaging torrents. And before it breaks us its best to mend our small cracks early on.
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