Life is to be build - inspirational

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Duty is Worship

 

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 his career. When the carpenter finished his work

and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor 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. 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 than the best. At important

points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the

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 ever build.

Even if you live 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.

 

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