There was a girl named Hanaa who had been living and working with a family in their home for many years. She knew everything about the household: who liked their food without onions, who only drank their coffee black, when lunch needed to be ready, and even where the mother of the family liked to keep her things. But over time, the family started taking all of this for granted. One day, their eldest daughter said: “Hanaa is getting old. Let’s hire someone younger and more energetic.” Hanaa heard what they said, but she didn’t respond. After ten years of working for the family, she left the house hurt, but she didn’t want to cause any trouble. A new woman named Rasha took her place. At first, she was energetic, and every day she would say: “Don’t worry. I’ll take even better care of the house than before.” The family was happy with her. But after a week, the problems started. One day, she burned lunch. Another day, she forgot their father’s medication time. Then she lost the key to the cabinet. Another time, she bought things they didn’t need and forgot the things they had actually asked her to buy. The mother started saying every day: “Hanaa always knew what we needed without us having to ask… With this one, we have to remind her of everything ten times.” The eldest daughter would reply: “It’s okay. She’ll get used to it.” But after a month, the situation became unbearable. One day, they were having a big gathering at the house. Rasha got everything mixed up: the food was late, there weren’t enough plates, and the guests arrived before the house was ready. The mother stood in the middle of the kitchen, completely overwhelmed and not knowing what to do. She opened a drawer, looking for Hanaa’s number. When she found it, she called her. “Hanaa… if you can, please come and help us.” Hanaa was silent for a moment and then said: “You remembered me now?” The mother sighed and said: “Honestly, we realized your value too late.” Hanaa didn’t want to gloat or make them feel bad, so she went to help them. Within a few hours, she had organized the house, prepared everything for the gathering, and even managed to finish the food quickly. When everything was finally done, the eldest daughter stood beside her and said: “Hanaa, forgive us… Sometimes you don’t realize the value of what you have until you try someone else.” The proverb “Try someone else, and you’ll know my worth” is used when someone is taken for granted because people have become accustomed to their help and consider them replaceable. They replace them with someone else, only to discover after the experience that the person they had before was actually better. There is another proverb with a similar meaning: “Your old one is your companion; if your new one were better, it would have been enough for you.”