shailendra
New member
I thought I should share this with all of you!!!...
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 wife enjoying his extended family. He would
miss the pay check, 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 favor. 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 an unfortunate way to end a dedicated
career.
When the carpenter finished his work the employer came
to inspect the house. He handed the front-door key to
the carpenter.
"This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."
The carpenter was shocked! What a shame!
If he had only known he was building his own house, he
would have done it all so 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 shock
we realize we have to live in the house we have built.
If we could do it over, we'd do it much differently.
But we cannot go back. You are the carpenter. Each day
you hammer a nail, place a board, erect a wall. "Life
is a do-it-yourself project," someone has said.
Your attitudes and the choices you make today, build
the "house" you live in tomorrow.
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 wife enjoying his extended family. He would
miss the pay check, 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 favor. 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 an unfortunate way to end a dedicated
career.
When the carpenter finished his work the employer came
to inspect the house. He handed the front-door key to
the carpenter.
"This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."
The carpenter was shocked! What a shame!
If he had only known he was building his own house, he
would have done it all so 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 shock
we realize we have to live in the house we have built.
If we could do it over, we'd do it much differently.
But we cannot go back. You are the carpenter. Each day
you hammer a nail, place a board, erect a wall. "Life
is a do-it-yourself project," someone has said.
Your attitudes and the choices you make today, build
the "house" you live in tomorrow.