Zachary worked for a contractor, who built houses. One day, the boss informed Zachary he was going on an extended leave, but wanted Zachary to do a job while he was gone.
Zachary's job was to build a house. He was granted access to all the materials he needed to build the house. After some thought, Zachary decided if he cut some corners by using 2nd-rate materials, he could save some money, and pocket the profit.
The house was built, and when the boss came back from his extended leave, praised Zachary for a job well done. Based on the optics of the house, it looked like a nicely built house, but Zachary knew cheap materials were used to build it, and so it would not withstand the test-of-time.
To the surprise of Zachary, the boss wanted to reward him for being such a responsible, dependable and loyal employee, and so the boss told Zachary he could keep the house for himself.
In comparing the building of a house to the building of a life, we would need to change the materials being used. Lumber, concrete and bricks are some of the materials used to build a house. Values, decisions and relationships are some of the materials used to build a life.
Cutting corners in either case, a house or a life, will eventually catch-up to the builder. Being honest with oneself, and not living life half-heartedly, are traits that tend to withstand the test-of-time, whether it be with a house or a life.
Now go out there and build something!
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