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 pay check, 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 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!
Our situation can be compared to this carpenter.
Allah ta’la has sent us to this world to build our homes in paradise by obeying
His commands. Now, we have to decide how well we wish to build the homes where
we will live forever.
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