An Accomplishment Earned Is An Accomplishment Gained Comments

Agreed. You put it into words. The work itself is the reward. I will check out Hans Raj Sharma well expressed, Mike and it's your turn at the couplet

Great poem, Mike! Indeed, satisfaction and true happiness must always come from within and should not depend on what others have to say. The world outside is generally discouraging anyway. Why depend on others? Thanks for sharing this.

Too few have found this deep seated satisfaction. I understand what you are saying on a deeply personal level. It extends beyond construction and embraces many things. Creating a garden, a poem, an invention etc. It is perhaps even more gratifying when you are trusted and given the task than just taking it upon yourself. Everyone I know that knows you says the same thing, There is no harder worker, no one more capable, trustworthy and dependable than Mike S.