Wreckers or Builders

I watched them tearing a building down,
A gang of men in a busy town.
With a ho-heave-ho and lusty yell,
They swung a beam and a sidewall fell.
I asked the foreman, "Are these men skilled,
As the men you'd hire if you had to build?"
He gave me a laugh and said, "No indeed!
Just common labor is all I need.
I can easily wreck in a day or two
What builders have taken a year to do."
And I tho't to myself as I went my way,
Which of these two roles have I tried to play?
Am I a builder who works with care,
Measuring life by the rule and square?
Am I shaping my deeds by a well-made plan,
Patiently doing the best I can?
Or am I a wrecker who walks the town,
Content with the labor of tearing down?

-- Unknown



I shared this a while back but I thought that it would be a good idea to share it again. It is a topic that I have been thinking a lot about lately. A friend posted this:

"Everyone that walks through my door makes me smile, some when they walk in and others when they walk out!"(Borrowing your status Rebecca :o) )

Anyway this is very true - and it gives us something to think about. :o)