I knew a Janitor once who for a hobby did carpentry and was an expert at it. He did not want to make a living making cabinets since it would take the pleasure away from his sideline. He also loved to give them away as gifts. Now that was a very intelligent choice. In fact he liked cleaning and excelled in it and was not interested in the rat race. His brother worked on Wall Street and was quite rich. Yet they got along fine and the janitor’s brother had some very fine furniture in his mansion, gifts from his sibling. His brother was gracious enough to except the gift and did not insist on paying for it.
Br. Mark Dohle, OCSO
Holy Spirit Monastery
