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<blockquote data-quote="anaksarawak" data-source="post: 197527" data-attributes="member: 4851">&gt; &gt; A short story...that teaches a lot.&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; A giant ship engine failed. The ship&#039;s owners tried one expert after&gt; &gt; another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine.&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was&gt; &gt; a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he&gt; &gt; arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very&gt; &gt; carefully, top to bottom.&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Two of the ship&#039;s owners were there, watching this man, hoping he&gt; &gt; would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached&gt; &gt; into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped&gt; &gt; something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put&gt; &gt; his hammer away.&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from&gt; &gt; the old man for ten thousand dollars.&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; &quot;What?!&quot; the owners exclaimed. &quot;He hardly did anything!&quot;&gt; &gt; So they wrote the old man a note saying, &quot;Please send us an itemized&gt; &gt; bill.&quot;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The man sent a bill that read:&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tapping with a hammer....................... $&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2.00&gt; &gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Knowing where to tap.......................... $ 9,998.00&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life&gt; &gt; makes all the difference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="anaksarawak, post: 197527, member: 4851"] > > A short story...that teaches a lot. > > > > A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after > > another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. > > > > Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was > > a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he > > arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very > > carefully, top to bottom. > > > > Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he > > would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached > > into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped > > something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put > > his hammer away. > > > > The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from > > the old man for ten thousand dollars. > > > > "What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" > > So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized > > bill." > > > > The man sent a bill that read: > > > > Tapping with a hammer....................... $ 2.00 > > Knowing where to tap.......................... $ 9,998.00 > > > > Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life > > makes all the difference. [/QUOTE]

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