Anelderlycarpenter(木匠)wasreadytoretire.Hetoldhisbosshisplansto  1  thebusinessandliveamorerelaxedlifewithhiswife.Hewouldmissthepay,butheneededtoretire.
Thebosswas  2  toseehisgoodworkergo,andaskedifhecouldbuildjustonemorehouseasapersonalfavor.Thecarpentersaidyes,  3  itwaseasytoseethathisheartwasnotinhiswork.Heusedpoorskillsand  4  materials.Itwasanunfortunatewayto  5  hiscareer.
Whenthecarpenterfinishedhiswork,thebosscameto  6  thehouse.Afterhecheckeditout,hehandeda  7  tothecarpenter.“Thisisyourhouse,”hesaid.‘Itismygifttoyou.”
Whatashame！Ifheknewhewasbuildinghisownhouse,theoldmanwouldhavedoneitallso  8 .
Soitiswithallofus.Thinkofyourlifeasa  9 .Eachdayyouhammeranail(钉子),placeaboard,orsetupawall.Youmusttryyourbesttobuildthehousewiselybecauseitistheonlylifeyouwilleverhave.Yourlifetomorrowwill 10  fromtheattitudesyouchoosetoday.
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