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Daily Wisdom – Motivational Podcast – Day 55 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond
There was a story that I read once about an elderly carpenter who was ready to retire. He told his employer who was a contractor, that he had made plans to leave the house building business, and wanted to live a more leisurely life with his family.
The contractor was so sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. Of course, the carpenter said yes. But, in time it wasn’t easy to see that his heart was not in it. The carpenter did not do as well as he should have and built a shoddy house. Well, it’s unfortunate that this is the way he ended his dedicated career.
When the carpenter finished his work the employer came to inspect the house and he handed him the front door key, and said, “This is your house, my gift to you.”
At that moment the carpenter was shocked, what a shame. If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have done it so differently.
You see, it is the same 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 so much differently. But we can’t go back.
You are your own carpenter of your own house. Each day, you hammer a nail or you place a board, or even erect a wall. “Life is a do-it-yourself” project.
Someone has said that your attitude and choices you make today, build a house you will live in tomorrow. So, why not build wisely and pay attention to every detail?
You only have one house to live in and that is the one that you build for yourself. You can have exceptional friends, good acquaintances, but you can never have a great house unless you built it the way that you want it to be, to the utmost level. Be careful about that.
This is a story that is so true when it comes to building your own home. Pay attention to the details. This is your house and this is the gift that you give to yourself. Build wisely and carefully because there’s no turning back.
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