An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his
employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a
more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss
the paycheck each week, but he wanted 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 over 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, his employer came
to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and
said, “This is your
house, 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.
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