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 When  I  “What a modern way to store your
 began  to  contacts!” I teased.
 Old School,   work as a   But my relative looked at me in all
 New Trend  contractor,  seriousness. “Yes! I am very up-to-date! This
 b u i l d i n g  is my phone, phone book, and calculator, all
 houses in the  in one!” He smiled.
 community,   “Just give this a try,” I flashed my phone in
 I  realized  front of him, “and you’ll never turn back.”
 there was no way I  could manage without   But he just shrugged and replied, “No, no,
 What’s App. How else could I be in touch with  I’m good.”
 my  workers? How else could I tackle  the   Old  school, I  thought to myself. He just
 legalities and stay on top of each project?  doesn’t understand. But deep down, there
 Of course,  I made  sure  to  get  my  phone  was something inside me that respected that
 filtered before I began to use it.   old-school  connection. My relative was
 In those early days, I was in constant  keeping  to  his  principles  despite  the
 contact with an older relative who is in the  technological climate. I was amazed!
 same  field. He helped me immensely,   In time, my business grew and I got busier.
 offering  tips  and  guidance  like  only  a   One day, I attended an asifah on chizuk in
 seasoned contractor could. I respected him  technology  in our  community.  It  didn’t
 and  appreciated  his  benevolent  assistance.  happen overnight, but it got me thinking.
 He, too, had started out building small units,  Perhaps I really could do better.  Perhaps I
 but by now, he builds larger projects.  could  manage  to  put  my  gadget  aside  and
 I was surprised do notice, once when he so  begin a clean slate. I knew my phone bothered
 kindly came down to a site to help me resolve  my  wife tremendously, and I  knew that it
 an issue, that he had no smartphone. He told  affected my children at home, too. Until that
 me about a particular plumber who could do  point, I sincerely believed that I could not run
 the job  for  me  and  when  I asked for  the  my business any other way. Or could I?
 plumber’s phone number, he whipped out a   Deep down in my conscience, I saw my
 tiny  pad from his pocket.  He flipped the  relative standing with his little notepad. If he
 pages until he found it.  could do it, so could I!



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