When I was a teenager, I was an apprentice with my father at Shams Passage located on 15 Khordad Street. He always said:
Whatever you do, you do it for yourself.
Now I realized the greatness of this simple sentence that there is a world of meaning behind it.
At that time, I did not understand the meaning of this word, but now I know well that even if I work for others, in the long run, I will see the effect of that work in myself. How is it possible? The answer is summed up in one word. And that is a habit.
When we are doing something (even if it is not for ourselves), if we do it with boredom, we get into the habit of working with boredom, and if we do it with energy, we get into the habit of working with energy. If we do the work incompletely and incorrectly, we get used to working incompletely and incorrectly, and if we do the work correctly and with love, we get used to working correctly.
It is a misconception to assume that when we started working for ourselves, we do things right, but now that we work for others, it doesn’t matter if the quality of the work is high. We get used to it and when the habit is created. It is very difficult to change it. So whatever you do, you do it for yourself.
This post is written by Alisaalemi