Saturday, February 14, 2015

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine


The meaning is easy to understand. If something needs attention, do it now, rather than wait until the situation becomes progressively worse and finally out of control. This will result in requiring much more attention than would have been the case if it had been addressed immediately.
Why stitches and why nines? Most sources refer to stitches as in knitting, sewing or needlepoint. If you drop one and do not fix it immediately, you will have to redo your work later. The Nine still not identified. Some say it takes 9 stitches before you realize one has been dropped, others say it takes nine times longer. No matter, there is no consensus that I could find.Put into plain words, if you have a tear in your shirt and it can be fixed with one stitch, do it. 
If you don’t, the tear will get bigger and later need many more stitches. So, do not procrastinate. End of story.( Oftentimes easier said than done. I have great respect for people that do everything now...even though it could have been done a little later...)

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