I had the merit to write a Torah kuntrus. Being a kollel student with a limited budget, I wanted to find the cheapest possible printing option. I went to a printing shop and asked to print a few dozen copies, requesting the lowest price they could offer. The shop owner apologized and explained that he had several jobs lined up, but his stapling machine had broken down, and no technician was available to fix it... I looked at the machine and told him I could repair it myself. He didn’t believe me, but within 15 minutes, the machine was up and running again. As a gesture of gratitude, he opened an account for me with the lowest possible rates in the market—at cost price!
And where did I gain the knowledge to fix machines? As a young man in yeshiva, I loved spending my breaks at a printing shop near the yeshiva, owned by a G-d-fearing man. Whenever a technician came to repair the machines, I would watch and take apart the machines with him, quickly grasping the mechanics, as I have a strong technical aptitude!
Now, this skill brought me the benefit of affordable printing, while the shop owner could meet his commitments to his other customers on time.
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