Effective Impact- Learn From This Story

Have you 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 out 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 .......$ 9,998.00
GRAND TOTAL …….…$10,000.00

Moral of the story;
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.
Always have the insight of where to tap whenever you are faced with the
dangers and worrisome situations associated with the decisions of today.

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Bribery is Bribery, Name It What...

I have devoted much time trying to understand and come to term with the nature of humanity but it seems like chasing after the wind.
We have lost all; morality, moderateness and discipline to individual's selfish desires.

To make it seem less offensive and appropriate, we term it with informal words.
What has competitive fee, grant of favour and token for appreciation got to do with upright living.

Let's for once be truthful to ourselves.
You went for a contract and you resolve to pay a bribe in other to get the deal; to coax and make it seem pleasant, you referred it as a competitive fee to show seriousness and competitive attitude.

You got to a filling station and you told the attendant you would grant him a favor of some amount of money to get attended to ahead of others.

You employed a worker and asked him to pay some token as a sign of appreciation.

Which ever way you term it or however less offensive you make it look, a bribe is a bride.

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