Filler post
Posted by Chloe on Friendster. I like! :)
Ever heard the story of the giant ship
engine that 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 youngster. 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 pull 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 wit hammer $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap $ 9998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where
to make an effort in your life
makes all the difference.
Ever heard the story of the giant ship
engine that 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 youngster. 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 pull 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 wit hammer $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap $ 9998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where
to make an effort in your life
makes all the difference.
