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 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. Build wisely!

Nicely put!





Travis

That's awesome.

Good story, Bama.

That's a very wise lesson. Thanks!

Thats why I give 100% and dont play games. Life is to short.

Good enough never is!

Yeah , yeah , yeah .....

And if I knew I was gonna live this long I would
have taken better care of myself

So, in other words:  "Arbeit Macht Frei " (work shall set you free) ?


Remember Comrades!  The blood of the American worker is nothing more than oil for the machinery created by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor!

UNITE!

Don't give away your love Don't give away your sweat Because a girl can't know you And a boss can't forget Remember Jesus and tequila

Minutemen (a very commie band), Double Nickels on the Dime, 1984

That was beautiful, man!  I think I'm gonna cry.

Quoted: you forgot the part where he puts the shoddy house on the market and resells it for twice what it cost to build the retired in tahiti for the good life. the moral to the story is, work smart sell high, live large

I was thinking the samething.