Hammer the right way!

This is the story of the giant ship engine that failed and stopped working. 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, from 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 searched into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. & instantly, the engine lurched into life & got started.

He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for £10,000.

“What?!” the owners exclaimed. “He hardly did anything!”

So they wrote the old man a note saying “Please send us an itemised bill.”

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer …..£2.00

Knowing where to hammer..£9,998.00

Total £10,000

The core essence of the above Story is what I want to convey: 

Making an effort, itself is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life ‘Makes all the difference’. We often see people striving, working and making effort tirelessly, sometimes even for years after years, only for them, to later on realize that they were all misplaced and how they wish they had spent the time and effort on something more fruitful. Its important to feel your mind and heart and put your efforts in the right direction.