Some people believe that Luck is actually 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration. What then constitutes Inspiration and what Perspiration? Below is an interesting story.
A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was young. 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 $10,000. "What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The old man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer...... ......... . $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap......... ........$ 9,998.00
Lesson to be learned : Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.
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"Luck is actually 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration."
ReplyDeleteLuck or success???
KS, you are right. "Success" is a better word. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteExcept in this case, it was the reverse. ;^)
ReplyDeleteHere's one lucky fella. Did I say lucky? It should have been successful fella. Oops!
ReplyDeleteKnowing where to tap is not "luck".
ReplyDeleteMM, I agree. Absolutely.
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