Story #1:
A young boy who had lost his left arm in a devastating auto accident phoned a highly-acclaimed judo master, and asked if the master would be willing to train a one-armed novice. The master drew a small, dusty book from a far corner of his library, and after contemplating a series of illustrations in that volume, asked whether the boy would be willing to follow an unorthodox training regime which the master would design for him. Upon the boy's enthusiastic agreement to the customized training, the master took him on.
Over a period of several months, the master taught the boy only one move, but he drilled the boy repeatedly in the minute details of every possible application of that move. And then one day the master took the boy to his first tournament, where he easily defeated all of his stronger and more experienced opponents. Returning home, the boy inquired how he had won using only a single move. "You won for two reasons," the master answered. "You've nearly mastered one of the least known and most difficult throws in all of judo. And the only known defense against that throw requires a grip on your left arm."
Story #2:
The Graybeard engineer retired and a few weeks later the Big Machine broke down, which was essential to the company’s revenue. The Manager couldn’t get the machine to work again so the company called in Graybeard as an independent consultant. Graybeard agreed. He walked into the factory, took one look at the Big Machine, grabbed a sledge hammer, and whacked the machine once whereupon the machine started right up. Graybeard left and the company was making money again. The next day, the Manager received a bill from Graybeard for $5,000. The Manager was furious at the price and refused to pay. Graybeard assured him that it’s a fair price. The Manager said that if it’s a fair price Graybeard won’t mind itemizing the bill. Graybeard agreed that this is a fair request and complied. The new, itemized bill read,,,,,
Hammer: $5
Knowing where to hit the machine with hammer: $4995
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