A nice metaphor an a nice story
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An old man was brought in to fix a failed giant ship engine that none of the other experts could repair. He inspected the engine carefully and pulled a small hammer from his bag, tapping it gently in a certain place which instantly brought the engine back to life. When the owners received the old man's bill for $10,000 they complained it was too much for the little work he had done, but his itemized bill showed that while the physical tapping only cost $2, it was his expertise and knowledge of where to tap that was worth $9,998.
A nice metaphor an a nice story
- 1. A nice metaphor an a nice story... Shared by nidokidos member , VARJ You can comment about the story here.
- 2. A giant ship engine failed
- 3. The ship's owners tried one expert after another
- 4. but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
- 5. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young
- 6. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
- 7. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do.
- 8. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something
- 9. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!
- 10. A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for 10,000 Dollars
- 11. 'What?!' the owners exclaimed. 'He hardly did anything!'
- 12. So they wrote the old man a note saying, 'Please send us an itemized bill.'
- 13. The man sent a bill that read: Tapping with a hammer...... ......... .......$ 2.00 Knowing where to tap.......... ........ ...... $ 9,998.00
- 14. Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!
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