There is an old story about the building of a cathedral. The patron who has largely funded construction has asked for a tour of the building site, and the architect and foreman gladly oblige her.
On the appointed day, she arrives to be greeted by the pair, who take her to the work site. During the tour, they encounter three brick masons, and the patron is greatly struck by the differences in their attitudes and quality of work.
The first mason is scowling as he slaps down mortar and stacks bricks haphazardly. When the patron asks what he is doing, he says, “I am laying bricks.”
