The Smart Mechanic

A giant ship broke down – سفينة عملاقة …

They brought in experts with $1000’s worth of equipment – nobody could fix it.
An old mechanic was brought in to check the engine.
The old mechanic took out a small hammer from his pocket and knocked the engine with it, which fixed the issue!
The old man invoiced them $10,000 for this fix.
They said: “Your hammer costs $1, and it was just a knock!!!”
The old man said:
الطرق بالمطرقة = 1 دولار
معرفة أين تطرق = 9999 دولار
“I’m charging you $1 for my hammer,
And $9,999 for KNOWING where to knock.”

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Moral of the story: when experienced specialists charge you money for quick fixes, they don’t just charge you for the labour, they charge you for the many years of knowledge they acquired, to be able to do this work this quickly for you.