The Carpenter

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor ofhis plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurelylife with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck,but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to seehis good Worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as apersonal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart wasnot in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferiormaterials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career. When thecarpenter finished his work, the employer came to inspect the house. Hehanded 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 onlyknown he was building his own house, he would have done it all sodifferently. So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting lessthan our best into the building. Then with a shock, we realize we have tolive in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we'd do it muchdifferently. But we cannot go back. You are the carpenter. Each day youhammer a nail, place a board or erect a wall. "Life is a do-it-yourselfproject" someone has said. Your attitudes and the choices you make today,build the "house" you live in tomorrow. Build it wisely!!
This is a piece of story i got to read somewhere. I thought it should be shared through this blog