Inspiring Story of Elderly Carpenter : Building for Life..

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 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 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 his career.

When the Carpenter finished his work the builder came 

to inspect the house, the Contractor handed the front-door 

key to the Carpenter. "This is your house," he said, 

"my gift to you."

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only know 

he was building his own house, he would have done it all 

so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had 

built none to well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, 

reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than 

the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. 

Then with a shock we look at the situation 

we have created and find that we are now living in the 

house we have built. If we had realized, we would have done it 

differently.Think of yourself as the Carpenter. Think about 

your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, 

or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will 

ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day 

deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on 

the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."

Lesson from the Story:

Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result 

of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow 

will be the result of your attitudes and choices you make today

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