It normally costs less to do a job right one time than to do it cheaply and spend great amounts of time effecting repairs. Again allow me to implore us not to claim the pursuit of excellence if we are not willing to pay its monetary cost. Certainly we want to be frugal and exercise the 7 wisest stewardship possible with all available finances. But if we are not using them to obtain the highest quality, let us not advertise ourselves as pursuing excellence. One is good and the other is the best that can be done.
Today is a day of integrity crises.
Let us give special heed to represent ourselves in the most accurate manner possible. Let us not look to see how much status we can evoke with the least amount of effort expended on our part. Rather, let us attempt to be honest with ourselves. If we are not pursuing true excellence, let us say just that. Integrity never should be sacrificed on the altar of prestige.