Attention to detail is regarded as a sign of efficiency. Whatever we set out to achieve, details are usually far more important than we are likely to suspect. Nevertheless, attention to detail can be carried to excess. Some people, in their anxiety to do things properly, spend so much time and energy on details that they lose sight of the main purpose of their plans. They fuss over trivialities and lose sense of proportion. In such a situation a useful piece of philosophy to bear in mind is: a man is as big as the things he worries about. When an artist paints a landscape, he doesn’t concern himself with individual blades of grass or the multitude of separate leaves on the trees. He concentrates on a mental impression of the whole scene before him. He regards the mass shapes of the various features as they will appear upon his canvas. He studies the positions of the dominant features, the depth of perspective, the relationship of the colour masses. His chief concern is to achieve balance and a satisfying, artistic result. The details of his picture fall into place to the extent he considers it necessary to reproduce them. We would do well to look upon life as the skilled landscape artist who gazes upon the scene before him. We should try to visualize the general prospects before us. We should first of all know where we are going and why. Having decided these main issues, we can then select the most attractive advantages we hope to gain, and the most difficult obstacles we must overcome before we can reach our goal. Whatever there is to be tackled, first view the whole task, in a clear mental picture? Then divide it up into its most important parts. Deal with each part thoroughly until the details emerge for final consideration. Think big. You are as big as the thing you worry about !
With This
Yours Friend
Sudarshan Singh
