In the early days of assembly lines, one owner made a tour of his factory. Suddenly, he noticed his solid gold pocket watch was lost. Everyone searched with no success. The chief line operator promised he could find it in a minute if they would shut down the entire plant. The owner doubted and didn’t want to lose the production time. As the search remained fruitless, the owner reluctantly shut it down. In the absolute quiet of the factory, the line operator put his ear to the ground, heard the ticking timepiece, and quickly located it. The owner marveled. Sometimes, we have to make the sacrifice to create silence in order to find true treasures.
