man came across three masons who were working at chipping chunks of granite from large blocks. The first seemed unhappy with his job, chipping away and frequently looking at his watch. When the man asked what he was doing, the first mason responded, rather curtly, “I’m hammering this stupid rock, and I can’t wait till five when I can go home.” A second mason, seemingly more interested in his work, was hammering diligently and when asked what he was doing, answered, “Well, I’m molding this block of rock so that it can be used with others to construct a wall. It’s not bad work, but I’ll sure be
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