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1、生活如同为自己打造的工程房子建好后,老板过来看新房并交给木工一把钥匙,说:“这房子归你了,我送给你的礼物。”多么让人吃惊,多么让人羞愧啊!假如他知道在为自己造房,他会做得大不一样。现在他不得不住在自己建造的那所粗制滥造的房子里了。我们又何尝不是如此呢?我们心浮气躁地打造生活,蓦然回首,才瞠目结舌地发现自己正住在自己建造的那所房子中,自食苦果。“生活正如一项为自己打造的工程。”还有什么比这更清楚的呢?明日的生活,孕育于你今天的态度和抉择之上。Anelderlycarpenterwasreadytoretire.Hetoldhisemployerofhispl
2、anstoleavethehousebuildingbusinessandliveamoreleisurelylifewithhiswifeenjoyinghisextendedfamily.Hewouldmissthepaycheck,butheneededtoretire.Theycouldgetby.Theemployerwassorrytoseehisgoodworkergoandaskedifhecouldbuildjustonemorehouseasapersonalfavor.Thecarpentersaidyes,butintimeitwa
3、seasytoseethathisheartwasnotinhiswork.Heresortedtoshoddyworkmanshipandusedinferiormaterials.Itwasanunfortunatewaytoendhiscareer.Whenthecarpenterfinishedhisworkandtheemployercametoinspectthehouseandhandedthefront-doorkeytothecarpenter."Thisisyourhouse,"hesaid,"mygifttoyou."Whatasho
4、ck!Whatashame!Ifhehadonlyknownhewasbuildinghisownhouse,hewouldhavedoneitallsodifferently.Nowhehadtoliveinthehomehehadbuiltnonetoowell.Soitiswithus.Webuildourlivesinadistractedway,reactingratherthanacting,willingtoputuplessthanthebest.Atimportantpointswedonotgivethejobourbesteffort
5、.Thenwithashockwelookatthesituationwehavecreatedandfindthatwearenowlivinginthehousewehavebuilt.Ifwehadrealized,wewouldhavedoneitdifferently.Thinkofyourselfasthecarpenter.Thinkaboutyourhouse.Eachdayyouhammeranail,placeaboard,orerectawall.Buildwisely.Itistheonlylifeyouwilleverbuild.
6、Evenifyouliveitforonlyonedaymore,thatdaydeservestobelivedgraciouslyandwithdignity.Theplaqueonthewallsays,"Lifeisado-it-yourselfproject."Whocouldsayitmoreclearly?Yourlifetomorrowwillbetheresultofyourattitudesandthechoicesyoumaketoday.-1-用心爱心专心
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