生活如同为自己打造的工程
<p>房子建好后，老板过来看新房并交给木工一把钥匙，说：&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;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。</p><p>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。&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;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。</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoddy">shoddy</span> <span word="workmanship">workmanship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="inferior">inferior</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspect">inspect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="my">my</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>."</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shame">shame</span>! <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p>
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