“Kepuasan sebenarnya terletak dalam usaha yang kita lakukan bukan dalam pencapaiannya.”
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Attribution note
Non-English (Indonesian) rendering of a commonly-attributed Gandhi saying about effort vs attainment; no primary source confirmed and it cannot be used for English narration.
Likely origin: Indonesian translation of the popular Gandhi line 'Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.' No confirmed primary source.
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Pin contentment on the result and almost the whole journey pays out nothing, since reaching a goal is a single instant beside the long stretch of work leading to it. Locate it in the doing and the effort itself becomes the reward, rather than a toll grudgingly paid on the way to one.
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- A gardener who savors the daily tending, not only the one week the roses are in bloom.
- A writer who enjoys the drafting, so a rejection doesn't erase the months already spent well.
- A cyclist who loves the training rides and treats the finish line as a bonus, not the point.