The passerby thought about their answers and concluded that the first bricklayer laid brick because that was his job. Nothing more – just a job to earn money.
The second bricklayer laid brick because he had a goal – to build a building as something to show for his time at a job.
The third bricklayer laid bricks with his eyes toward heaven.
Category: analogy
Three Bricklayers
The passerby thought about their answers and concluded that the first bricklayer laid brick because that was his job. Nothing more – just a job to earn money.
The second bricklayer laid brick because he had a goal – to build a building as something to show for his time at a job.
The third bricklayer laid bricks with his eyes toward heaven.
Little Replicas of Society
All looked chaotic in the ant colony at first, but behind the scene, all was very organized. To humans, even ordinary life can seem complicated, chaotic, and stressful at times. So, how can these little replicas of society be an example for God’s eptiome of creation – namely mankind?