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Don’t Cut Corners
Joe Smith was a loyal carpenter who worked nearly two decades for a very successful contractor. One day, the contractor called him into his office and said, “Joe, I'm putting you in charge of the next house we build. I want you to order all the materials and oversee the job from the ground up.” Joe accepted the assignment with great enthusiasm. He studied the blueprints, checked every measurement and specification. Suddenly, he had a thought. If I am really in charge, why couldn’t I cut a few corners, use less expensive materials, and put the extra money in my pocket? Who will know? Once the house is painted, it will look great.

So Joe went about his scheme. He ordered second-grade lumber and inexpensive concrete, put in cheap wiring and cut every corner he could. When the home was finished, the contractor came to see it.

“What a find job you have done!” he said. “You have been such a faithful carpenter to me all these years that I have decided to show you my gratitude by giving to you this very house which you have built.”

Build well today. You may have to live with the reputation you create.

“I think mankind would be better off never to accomplish anything worthwhile than to do it by a means which is wrong.”
— Frank A. Clark