An elderly carpenter was ready to retire.He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favour. The carpenter said "yes" but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was unfortunate way to end a dedicated career.
When the carpenter finished the work the employer handed the front door key to carpenter. "This is your own house," he said, "my gift to you". The carpenter was shocked! What a shame if he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have done it all differently.
So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then with a shock we realise we have to live in the house we have built.
You are the carpenter. Life is a do-it-yourself project, someone has said. Your attitudes and the choices that you make today, build the house you live in tomorrow.
Build Wisely!
REMEMBER: Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching.
PROVERB: If job's worth doing, its worth doing well.
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