A carpenter who had worked for a builder for twenty years decided to leave his service to take up employment with another man who had offered him a bigger salary.
“I will miss you,” said his employer. “You have served me well for so long. Before you go, work on one more house.”
The carpenter was eager to take up his new job and was in no mood to do any more work for the man. However, he didn’t want to tell him that. He did the work, but hurriedly and shoddily, knowing fully well that whatever he had made would fall to pieces within a few months.
“Serves him right,” he thought. “I’ve slaved for him for twenty years but he has never ever given me a paisa more than my salary in appreciation.”
He went to the builder and told him he had finished.
“My best wishes are with you,” said the man. “As a reward for your services I’ve decided to give you a house. Here’s the key. It’s the house you have just finished working on.”
Moral: Whatever you do, do it honestly and to the best of your ability. Dishonesty never pays.