Building Your House
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over 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, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... 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 would do it much differently.
Terjemaahan:An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. He would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire. They could get by.
The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over 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, his employer came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-door key to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... 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 would do it much differently.
Bangunlah Rumahmu
Ada seorang tukang kayu yang sudah tiba masanya untuk pensiun. Dia mengutarakan kepada kontraktor majikannya maksudnya meninggalkan bisnis pembangunan rumah untuk menjalani hidup yang lebih santai bersama istri dan keluarga besarnya. Dia mungkin akan kehilangan gaji perminggunya, tapi dia benar-benar ingin pensiun. Dia merasa dia harus mendapatkan kepensiunan itu.
Kontraktor itu sedih melihar pekerja yang rajin itu pergi dan ia bertanya apakah ia bisa membangun satu lagi rumah sebagai bantuan yang khusus. Tukang kayu itu mengiyakan tapi tapi seiring waktu terlihat dengan mudah bahwa dia tidak lagi memiliki hati dalam karyanya. Dia melakukan pekerjaan yang dengan perasaan yang terpaksa sehingga pekerjaannya itu buruk dan dan bahan inferiornya yang digunakan buruk pula. Sangat disayangkan bahwa ia mengakhiri masa kerjanya dengan pekerjaan yang tidak bagus.
Ketika tukang kayu itu menyelesaikan pekerjaannya, majikannya datang untuk memeriksa rumah tersebut. Lalu majikannya itu menyerahkan kunci rumah itu kepada si tukang kayu tersebut dan berkata, “ Ini rumah anda, ini hadiah dari saya kepada anda.”
Tukang kayu itu terkejut.
Sayang sekali! Jika saja dia tahu bahwa yang dibangunnya itu merupakan rumah untuk dia pasti dia akan membangunnya dengan yang jauh lebih baik.
Begitu juga dengan kita. Kita membangun kehidupan kita, setiap waktu dalam hari kita, seringkali kita menempatkan yang tidak lebih baik dari yang kita inginkan.
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