Friday 11 February 2011
Sorry folks. I am late by one day in posting this week.
This brings to mind the poem - BOSS
When I take a long time, I am slow.
When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough.
When I don't do it, I am lazy.
When my boss doesn't do it, he is too busy.
When I do something without being told, I am trying to be smart.
When my boss does something without being told, that is initiative.
When I please my boss, I am “polishing”.
When my boss pleases his boss, he's co-operating.
When I do something good, my boss never remembers.
When I do wrong, he never forgets.
When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough.
When I don't do it, I am lazy.
When my boss doesn't do it, he is too busy.
When I do something without being told, I am trying to be smart.
When my boss does something without being told, that is initiative.
When I please my boss, I am “polishing”.
When my boss pleases his boss, he's co-operating.
When I do something good, my boss never remembers.
When I do wrong, he never forgets.
Distinctions such as slow-thorough; lazy-busy; remembers-forgets are two sides of the same coin.
My house – sorry, my wife’s house - is really very "new", clean and tidy even after 32 years of living in it. My neighbors and friends would envy and admire the ability of Irene to keep the house spic and span.
So is Irene fussy or detailed.
Well, I sees her as a person who is meticulous and takes pride and initiative in what she does.
What makes me say that?
Look at the house and the things in the house. It is like original.
Does that mean she is paranoid about cleanliness and will not use her things. No.
How then did she manage to keep her belongings in such good condition?
Well, she screams (oops! I told you a secret. She screams sometimes and not that often) when the floor is dusty and the feet feels sticky, like walking on mud or oil when she enters the house. She feels embarrassed when the house is scattered with newspaper on the floor or not neatly folded on the table should a guest be coming. Therefore to keep her blood pressure at a manageable level she cleans the toilet, scrub the floors, wash the windows and also the car (lucky me) on a regular basis. In short she is a meticulous person who ensures that the property is maintained with planned scheduled cleaning. She ensures everything from cooking utensils, curtains, floors, toilets, rooms, beds, furniture, etc, etc is washed, polished, steamed – and whatever it takes – to ensure it is like as original as possible. The slogan “The original recipe” would be her benchmark for assessments.
Well, she screams (oops! I told you a secret. She screams sometimes and not that often) when the floor is dusty and the feet feels sticky, like walking on mud or oil when she enters the house. She feels embarrassed when the house is scattered with newspaper on the floor or not neatly folded on the table should a guest be coming. Therefore to keep her blood pressure at a manageable level she cleans the toilet, scrub the floors, wash the windows and also the car (lucky me) on a regular basis. In short she is a meticulous person who ensures that the property is maintained with planned scheduled cleaning. She ensures everything from cooking utensils, curtains, floors, toilets, rooms, beds, furniture, etc, etc is washed, polished, steamed – and whatever it takes – to ensure it is like as original as possible. The slogan “The original recipe” would be her benchmark for assessments.
Last night we were at a relatively new church and we noticed that the floors were scratched and pale in color. Irene felt that with proper maintenance such as regularly waxing the floor, the environment would be more reflective of good management for a house of worship.
No 5 attribute of a great wife:
Believes in regular maintenance to preserve property and things in their original “goodness” and does not let things deteriorate to unbearable levels before taking remedial action.
Believes in regular maintenance to preserve property and things in their original “goodness” and does not let things deteriorate to unbearable levels before taking remedial action.
Cheers.
See you next week.
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