"Board and Termites"

Narrated two men working hard to make a boat. When they are busy working they both find termites in a board. One of them then wanted to throw the board away but his friend forbade it. He said, "why is this board discarded? It's dear. Besides, there is no problem. Just got a little termite. "

Because he did not want to disappoint his friend, his existing termite board was used to make boats. After a few days, the boat was completed and can be used to navigate the ocean.

But a few years later, the termites lay eggs and hatch. The termites then gnaw on the wood of the ship. Even the termites are spreading everywhere to the wood on the hull.

The ship continued to be used and no one realized until finally, the wooden boats that began to porous. And, when hit by big waves, the water managed to penetrate in from the cracks and the wooden holes.

Because the rain also often came down swiftly, the boat crew was no longer able to drain the water that enters the boat so that the boat finally sinks. In it are valuables and human life.

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My best friend, If only we realized that this great catastrophe actually came from a trivial and worthless thing like a board that had been termites. If only when making a boat first board was thrown away, of course this calamity can be prevented.

And, that is, in fact we often do not realize that the small and trivial errors we do sometimes actually cause great catastrophes.

the wise sage once said: "Be careful and save for small expenses, small leaks can forbid ships."