This happened in the Middle Ages. The monk who supervised the construction of the cathedral decided to watch how the masons worked. He approached the first and asked to tell about his work.
— I sit in front of a block of stone and hit it with a chisel. “It’s boring and tedious work that exhausts me,” he said angrily.
The monk approached the second mason and asked him the same thing.
“I hit a stone with a chisel and earn money from it.” Now my family will not starve,” the master answered with restraint.
The monk saw the third mason and asked about his work.
“I am building a Temple that will last a thousand years.” “I’m building the future,” the mason answered, smiling.
The monk left.
The next day he came to them again and invited the third mason to become the work manager instead.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru