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Three Bricklayers (Parable)

Three Bricklayers (Parable) | AFTER THE GREAT FIRE (1666)
THAT LEVELED LONDON,
THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARCHITECT,
CHRISTOPHER WREN, WAS COMMISSIONED
TO REBUILD ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL. BRICKLAYER PARABLE
 
ONE DAY IN 1671, CHRISTOPHER WREN
OBSERVED THREE BRICKLAYERS ON A SCAFFOLD, 
ONE CROUCHED, ONE HALF-STANDING
ONE STANDING AND TALL, 
WORKING VERY HARD AND FAST. TO THE FIRST BRICKLAYER, 
CHRISTOPHER WREN ASKED THE QUESTION,
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING?” TO
WHICH THE BRICKLAYER REPLIED,
“I’M A BRICKLAYER, I’M WORKING
HARD LAYING BRICKSTO FEED MY FAMILY.”; THE SECOND BRICKLAYER, RESPONDED, 
“I’M A BUILDER, I’M BUILDING A WALL.” 
BUT WHEN THE THIRD BRICKLAYER, AND
THE MOST PRODUCTIVE OF THE THREE
WAS ASKED THE SAME QUESTION. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?”  
HE REPLIED WITH A GLEAM IN HIS EYE, 
“I’M A MASON, I’M BUILDING A
GREAT CATHEDRAL TO THE ALMIGHTY.” | image tagged in the apprentice,the bricklayer,the mason | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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