THE CARPENTER

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his
employer 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.

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.

Moral:

Every job must be completed with an expertise.

Let's spend so much time improving ourselves so
that we have no time left to criticize others....