Most of u might wonder seeing the description of the blog "Three feet from Gold".With the intentions of the title already being explained,its time for this phrase.Let me confirm, this is no catchy line trying to attract people.It digs deep inside my heart. This was a phrase which my dad told me when i was probably in my 3rd standard. It came all the way through my journey all these years. I sought solace in this saying when ever i felt like quitting. I even made a print out of it and kept it in front of my study table. I took inspiration from it every day.
Well...the actual saying is "Golden mine under a depth of three feet".The initial version which my dad told me was, "long back, a person went on to buy some lands when he heard that there was a golden mine under it.Then he started digging it.Even after going deep inside the earth, he did not find trace of any gold existing. Unable to digest his temporary defeat(in the miner's version), he decided to sell the land and ended up selling it at half the original price.Then the new owner dug just three feet and became a billionaire over night.So the former stopped his search when he was just three feet from gold. He lost a golden fortune out of anger, out of frustration, out of agony". The moral sunk deep in my head.Never let your hard work go in vain, thinking you have been let down.
When i grew up, i read the actual version."A person,probably named Darby(vague memory of mine),after weeks of labor found a shining ore. For taking it out he needed machinery...he needed money. He informed about his discovery to his relatives and neighbors. They funded him.The first car of ore was mined and sent.They knew they would be rich in no time. They would be free of debts. Then came the twist in the tale. As the drill went down, they did not find any more ore.They still desperately drilled, but their efforts were not rewarded.Finally, they decided to quit. They sold the machinery to a lay man.This man was not so dumb.He called in a professional engineer and asked him to do so calculations. Engineer advised him to proceed the drilling in a direction perpendicular to the previous drilling.His calculations showed up and found gold in just THREE FEET." What did Darby lack? He lacked the will to seek counsel. He lacked the intentions of optimizing goals by seeking expert opinion.
Now i feel,actually my dad explained me the first version to make me feel more responsible.Both the versions had a moral, an important moral.Whatever it may take, never let your hard work's fruits to be eaten by some one else. Your life's journey will be smooth with out any repents. :)
Well...the actual saying is "Golden mine under a depth of three feet".The initial version which my dad told me was, "long back, a person went on to buy some lands when he heard that there was a golden mine under it.Then he started digging it.Even after going deep inside the earth, he did not find trace of any gold existing. Unable to digest his temporary defeat(in the miner's version), he decided to sell the land and ended up selling it at half the original price.Then the new owner dug just three feet and became a billionaire over night.So the former stopped his search when he was just three feet from gold. He lost a golden fortune out of anger, out of frustration, out of agony". The moral sunk deep in my head.Never let your hard work go in vain, thinking you have been let down.
When i grew up, i read the actual version."A person,probably named Darby(vague memory of mine),after weeks of labor found a shining ore. For taking it out he needed machinery...he needed money. He informed about his discovery to his relatives and neighbors. They funded him.The first car of ore was mined and sent.They knew they would be rich in no time. They would be free of debts. Then came the twist in the tale. As the drill went down, they did not find any more ore.They still desperately drilled, but their efforts were not rewarded.Finally, they decided to quit. They sold the machinery to a lay man.This man was not so dumb.He called in a professional engineer and asked him to do so calculations. Engineer advised him to proceed the drilling in a direction perpendicular to the previous drilling.His calculations showed up and found gold in just THREE FEET." What did Darby lack? He lacked the will to seek counsel. He lacked the intentions of optimizing goals by seeking expert opinion.
Now i feel,actually my dad explained me the first version to make me feel more responsible.Both the versions had a moral, an important moral.Whatever it may take, never let your hard work's fruits to be eaten by some one else. Your life's journey will be smooth with out any repents. :)
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