One man brought a broken watch to a watchmaker. He said that the watch was very old and repairing it would be expensive - twice as much as the original price of the watch. The owner of the watch said that he wanted the watch to be repaired - even at that price.
The watchmaker reasoned that if the owner insists on repairing this outdated watch, it means it brings him happiness. He replaced the old parts with new ones, repaired the watch and gave it to the owner.
When he asked for money for the work, the customer slapped him twice. People standing nearby grabbed him by the hands and took him to the police, where he had to explain why he beat the watchmaker.
The owner of the watch said that he was told to pay for the repair twice the amount that he had paid for it at one time, and since he did not buy the watch, but simply took it, giving one slap to a certain person, he now gave two slaps to the watchmaker.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru