My recent reading included the...
My recent reading included the story of the skilled carpenter who is asked to build a
house by a rich man. He was not given a plan, just told to build a good house with
material as needed, to be charged to the rich man. The house was built, and appeared to
be a house of beauty, but the carpenter knew that to save money he had used inferior
materials, and had taken many short cuts that compromised the integrity of the house.
When completed, the builder was handed the keys, and told the house was his. The
wealthy man for whom the carpenter had worked for many years wanted to reward
