Building a Victorious Life....

As it happens I am going through one of these moments in life which some Japanese Buddhists describe as the bamboo knot. It is basically the dead point in which you feel lost and ask to ask "why?".
Everyone in fact experiences some moments in life which are a bit weird.
Sometimes it is because we lack direction or enthusiasm...I lack both at present.
And I consider myself very lucky because I have faith, and I know I will get out of the dark...and after the winter always comes spring.
Actually according to most sages, it is at moments like this that the most important changes in our lives come.
So, today one of my very good friends, V. sent me the unonimous story below, on an e-mail with the title : Lovely

Building a Victorious Life....


"An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor.

The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career. When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had build none to well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that, we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one more day, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today."

(unknown)
and this is exactly how I feel today: I feel I have built a house I don't particularly enjoy living in...
And this has nothing to do with gaining weight...or it does?
Well keep reading as I will write about this very soon
XXX