An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to leave the house building business. The employer was sorry to see his good employee go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favour. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. When the carpenter finished his work, the employer 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. What an unfortunate way to end his career. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with US. We build our lives. At crucial occasions we do not give the job our best effort, and repent on it later. Our life today is the result of our attitudes and choices in the past. Our life tomorrow will be the result of our attitudes and the choices we make today.
“Life is a do-it-yourself project”
Topic: "Take Charge of Life" (Read 754 times)