There was once a carpenter who hated his job.
从前有一个木匠，十分讨厌自己的工作

After 10 years of working for the same company,
为同一家公司工作了十年之后

he decided to quit.
他决定离职

However,
可是

after 10 years of working together,
念及共事10年的情谊

his boss wanted help with one final job
他的老板想让他帮忙做完最后一样东西

before he left the team.
然后他就可以离开公司了

He asked him to build one final house.
他请木匠建造一所终极小屋

The carpenter reluctantly agreed.
木匠很不情愿的接受了这份工作

He spent the whole summer building this house...
 他花了整个夏天的时间建造这所小屋

but his heart just wasn't in it.
但他的心却不在这件事上

He used cheap material
他用了十分廉价的材料

and rushed to finish the job quickly.
仓促赶着工作进度

The result was the worst house he had ever built.
结果，这是他这辈子建造过的最差的屋子

When he had finished,
当他完工后

his boss came to meet him one last time.
老板来向他最后道别

Seeing the terrible work,
看到这粗制滥造的小屋

the smile faded from his face.
他脸上的笑容消失了

"I wanted to do something special for you,
“我只是想要为你做一件有意义的事情”

to say thanks for your 10 years of hard work...
为你十年的辛勤工作表示感激

So I'm giving you this house as a gift."
所以我想要将这座小屋作为礼物送给你

The carpenter wasfurious .
木匠气愤极了

"Why didn't you tell me from the start?!
“你为什么不一开始就告诉我？”

... if I had known that
如果我知道是这样

I would have put in more effort".
一定会花更多精力做这件事

This story has a powerful message.
这个故事对我们深有启示

The carpenter had all the skills needed
这个木匠明明具有才能

to build something amazing…
能够做出令人赞叹的作品

but his negative mindset held him back.
但他消极的做事态度阻碍了他

We should take note...
我们也应该记住

because every day we are building our future.
因为每一天我们都在建造自己的未来

And if we have a negative mindset,
如果我们的态度十分消极

we won't be able to tap into our potential
就不会运用上自己的潜能

Our potential to create the best life
这些潜能本可以创造出最好的生活

and future possibilities.
本可以实现未来的无数可能性