Building Your House
Posted by: tz8cy5 <tz8cy5@...>
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 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 a 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, or 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.