People are poor or rich not because of their hard work.

People are poor or rich because of the skill set they possess.

Let me tell you a small story about the touch of a master.

A giant ship engine failed. 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 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 man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer………………….. $ 2.00

Knowing where to tap…………………….. $ 9,998.00 [1]

While anyone can hammer, you need tremendous knowledge, skill and years of experience to know where to tap.

And knowledge and skill does not come free.

It is quite expensive to acquire knowledge in the modern education system, which the parents of poor can’t afford.

Hence, they also don’t get opportunity to occupy important position to sharpen their skills and gather experiences.

Hence, they are forced to do the jobs that needs bare minimum skills.


And they continue to get bare minimum salaries for their work.

Hence, they remain poor despite working hard throughout their life.