本人需要一个有人生哲理方面的英文小故事

Building Your Own House

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire after years of work.He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more leisruely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family.He would miss the paycheck each week,but he wanted to retire .With the money the carpenter had put aside during the years he worked for the employer-contractor,they could get by.

The contractor was very sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could possibly build just one more house as a personal favor for him.The carpenter said yeas,but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work at all.He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials.You see,it was an unifortunate 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 hous