The
following is an incident about an engine failure in a giant
ship. 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
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your
life makes all the difference. Knowledge in Islam is highly
valued. Knowledge will benefit us in this world and in the
hereafter.
