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.
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.
