[The following is a reworked reprint of my blog of January 20, 2012.]
On my walk this morning, I had a blinding flash of the obvious about the original Jaguar XKE, the first and only car I ever loved at first sight. I thought of it and how totally beautiful it was…sleek, slick and racin’ ready. I was maybe 20 years old when it was introduced to America, and, count on it, I saw me.
As I walked, I pondered me back then as an XKE…feeling good about me only when my outsides were pretty…constantly working on keeping the outsides polished and shined, sleek and enviable, especially enviable.
But the insides of the XKE were known to be faulty at best…working on faulty insides with faulty Jag tools will maintain a faulty vehicle. It is the complete overhaul of the insides and its tools that make for a trouble-free vehicle.
And here’s the kicker: that overhauled vehicle still requires daily maintenance. Daily maintenance of an overhauled vehicle (i.e., me) means the insides are kept in good working order so that the outsides can get the minimal attention they need to show forth the good inside and out.
Thank you.
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