A highly skilled carpenter who
had grown old 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
family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire.
The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. His heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. His heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the job was done, the
carpenter called his employer and showed him the house. The employer handed
over some papers and the front door key to the carpenter and said "This is
your house, my gift to you."
The carpenter was in a shock!
What a shame! If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would
have made it better than any other house that he ever built!