The Carpenter and His Apprentices
A carpenter provided each one of his apprentices with a set of tools that would enable them to make the same things they made while they were with him. Then the carpenter left them with the tools.
The apprentices responded in different ways. Some continued to make good things, using the tools they were given in the same manner as the carpenter. Other groups of apprentices realized the profit potential in using the tools to make things and devoted much time to peddling their goods. Some decided not to use the tools in a constructive manner but to cause harm to others instead. A vast number of apprentices refused to use any of the tools until the carpenter himself would return. Finally, there were those who did not like the things the carpenter made so they refused the tools and the carpenter.