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

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 ......... $ 9998.00



Moral of the story:

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an

effort in our life makes all the difference