An old 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.
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 unfortunante way to end his career. When the
carpenter finished his work and the builder cam eo inspect the house, the contractor
handed a 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 thatn the best. At important points we do not
give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look athte 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 every build. Even if you life 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."
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 the choices you make today. ~author unknown~
from Chrissy Hamilton in Austrailia via elmission@photon.net We are
all builders of our own lives.
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