“Make it good and strong,”

A farmer used to work hard every night, making a wooden bowl. “What are you doing, father?” asked the oldest of his children.

“I am making a bowl for grandfather because he breaks all the porcelain bowls. I am making one that will not break.”

“Make it good and strong,” said the son.

“Sure - but why?” asked the father.

“So that you can use it too when you grow old.”