There is a story that one day shah jehan wanted to know how the taj mahal was progressing . to find out , he disguised himself as an old man and want to the site by the yamuna river . there he came across a stonecutter whom he asked, " what are you doing ? "the stonecutterwas annoyed by disturbance and said,"go away old man don't see that i am busy?" the stonecutter's dedication impressed shah jehan . he went to the next stonecutter, and he asked the same question. the 2nd stonecutter was equally impatient and he told the disguised emperor, "cutting stone is a great art, old man ,i can't be answering question and practicing my art." again saha jehan was impressed from his body language he could tell that man was proud of his professional skills.
Finally the emperor went to the 3rd stonecutter, to whom he put same question ." i am buliding the taj mahal , old man, and if i keep answering idle question, i shall never be complete the most beautiful monument on earth." clearly the 3rd stonecutter had given the best answer.
1. the 1st worker represented dedication to work - an honest day's work for an honest day's pay.
2. the 2nd showed professional excellence.
3. the 3rd symbolized the power of a shard vision.
