THE TIMELESS LAW OF COMPENSATION

 



“The dream in your heart may be bigger than 

the environment in which you find yourself.”

Darren Hardy

 

I came to know about Darren Hardy’s book – ‘The Compound Effect’ – while searching for an appropriate quote for today’s blog. You see, my world has been revolving around the young college kids… for nearly five decades that is. Yes, I started teaching while I was in my first-year B. Com… and, once I made that conscious choice to become a good teacher and a good writer, the rest happened around that robust choice…

I stayed committed and consistent throughout. There were bleak times when I did worry about my future… “Did I make the right choice?”… Yes, this question has come to hit me hard countless times, making my heart shiver. But, then, that solitary choice which I made while still in college – yes, at the end of the day, it has helped me stay faithful to my commitment, stay consistent… and, come this far.

So, when I came across a good review on Darren Hardy’s book – ‘The Compound Effect’ – I  fondly remembered reading the inspiring essay – ‘Compensation’ -  by R. W. Emerson. For this, I thank Napoleon Hill and his powerful books - ‘Think and Grow Rich’ and ‘The Law of Success’. Napoleon Hill heavily delves on Emerson’s essay on ‘Compensation’ and explains how Nature pays us through compound interest when we stay committed and consistent in our efforts.

When I was introduced by Napoleon Hill to Emerson’s Law of Compensation, I was in my early twenties, and I was jobless and hungry in this big city I had just migrated to. But, I was incessantly searching for a way to ‘succeed’ … I wanted to know how to translate my dream (of becoming a good teacher and a writer) into a reality…

And, this early morning, when I came across some powerful quotes from Darren Hardy’s book – ‘The Compound Effect’ – I heard my heart echoing: “How true that is!”

“It’s not the big things that add up in the end; it’s the hundreds, thousands, or millions of little things that separate the ordinary from the extraordinary.”





Today, after five decades, I know how my conscious, daily choices – those hundreds, thousands, or millions of little things - have added up – yes, compounded – to make me feel ‘worthwhile’ in life…

Is that ‘Success’ ?

Yes, Sir… To me, that is.




Those little things, done with commitment, consistency and passion – have compounding effect…

That’s the timeless Law of Compensation…

 

GERALD D’CUNHA

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