Question

It is better to do a thing badly than do not at all. Expand

Answer 1

It was an unlikely teacher--the marathon--that taught me, once and for all, to dispense with perfectionism. You see, I don't come from a family of athletes. In my family, aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents--all--have eschewed regular exercise. Even in my own generation (brothers and cousins), there are very few who played soccer or softball. We just aren't an athletic clan. But in my first year at community college, I took a dance aerobics class and learned that I enjoyed moving my body. For years I happily kept up a moderate routine of exercise. And then in my mid-thirties a friend of mine challenged me to train for a marathon.

I took the challenge and quickly discovered that my body was not built for running. I slogged along on my training runs, barely managing the effort it took to build up my miles. Even now, after nearly a decade of marathoning, I'm no faster than I was when I trained for my first 26.2 race. Unlike in my education, pure will and effort have not made me better at running. I do not run because I'm good at it. I run because of what I get out of it. I get exercise, yes, but I also get time to meditate, a way to challenge myself, a clear, deep breath during stressful times, and a regular reminder that perfection is overrated.

Answer 2

$\textbf{Expansion-}$ $\textbf{It is better to do a thing badly than not to do at all.}$

Life is action. Life means to be up and doing. It is not always necessary that we shall suceed in our efforts. Sometimes we may fail,too. But the man who tries may fail or succeed. The one who never tries for something has no chance of success at all.

Man learns through trials and errors. The history of human civilization is a history of continuous struggle for progress. If man in the ancient times could not have tried, we would not have come to this stage of life.

It is better to do a thing badly than not to do at all. By doing a thing even badly, we have a chance of doing it well, too.