A man hired a carpenter to help him restore an old farmhouse, and hired hand had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start.
While the man drove him home, he sat in stony silence. Upon arriving, he invited the man in to meet his family. As they walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree and knelt down before the tree.
When opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles as he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
Afterward he walked the man to the car. They passed the tree and his curiosity got the better of the man. He asked him about what he had seen him do earlier. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied.
“I know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing’s for sure, troubles don’t belong in the house with my wife and the children. So I just leave them at the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“Funny thing is”, he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as many as I remember leaving behind.”
Have a nice day and a grand weekend!
Tony Price
Fairfield Texas
