RE: One Thing, All Things: A Japanese Proverb and a Zen Turn

"Attention to detail" is the old mantra that comes to mind from my military years. I would often hear that if you cannot be trusted to do something as simple as making sure your uniform was presentable, or your bed was made properly, you couldn't be trusted with more stressful and detailed tasks when the time came. Not always sure if this rings true, but I can understand the belief.