SC - carpenter

[Pat Ramont]

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
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 see his good worker go and asked if he
could build just one more house as a personal favor. 
The carpenter heart was not in hiswork. 
He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. 
It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and 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 known 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 too 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.
This is something to think about.
_\,,/  Pat

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.

Your life today is the result  of your past attitudes and choices.
Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and choices you
make today.

~~author unknown~~
Smile God Loves You


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