The employer was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed to this proposal but made sure that this will be his last project. Being in a mood to retire, the carpenter was not paying much attention to building this house. His heart was not in his work. He resorted to poor workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the job was done, the carpenter called his employer and showed him the house. The employer handed over some papers and the front door key to the carpenter and said "This is your house, my gift to you."
The carpenter was in a shock! What a shame! If he had only known that he was building his own house, he would have made it better than any other house that he ever built!

Our situation can be compared to this carpenter. Allah (SWT) has sent us to this world to build our homes in paradise by obeying His commands. Now, we have to decide how well we wish to build the homes where we will live forever.

Our life is similar to that of the carpenter. We imagine a real or unreal future that promises real or unreal joy, prosperity. The bottom line is that we do not pay attention to the moment in which we live. However, these are the moments that make up the future what we set as goal for ourselves. The future is being produced by the minutes of today. We live in self-deception if we do not draw lessons from the past as basement in order to build our present and use all our abilities to get the most out of ourselves. If we do so, we have the right to say: insha Allah! (If Allah wants it). If the carpenter works in bad quality, even though he says a thousand times a day insha Allah, the work remains a waste.

Self-deception can be caused by myself, by the promises of my environment, or even by the communication that comes from every side. The only weapon of man is the consciousness if one develops it for him/herself.

The animal has an easier position. It is created as Muslim by origin, so the orbit is prescribed in which it lives as it is determined by its instincts. When it is hungry eats exactly the quality and quantity what is necessary. If it is sick also perceives the sort of herbs to choose. It does that without going to university. Each animal brings the maximum out of their abilities at every minute of life. That is how they are determined. This way capable all species to adapt and survive the best in that period. Their attention is not distracted by remote plans or nearby communication. If that were to happen, it would mean the end for the animal. In contrast, man is a little different. With us, the carpenter effect works. We are not created as Muslims by origin. It is up to our consciousness whether we fit into the path what has been prescribed or not. And this time it is not the name of religion or -ism that one has to argue, but about the orbit, path. Because Islam is not a religion (in the European sense), but fitting into the path. And no matter by what sort of name we call it.
Haven't you noticed that we are not pondering on the contents, but are stuck at names or something superficial? Meanwhile, we become carpenters.

Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way? (Quran 67:22)