a little story...

ere is a little 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 but 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."

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT WAS THE BREAK
DOWN????

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.