I have heard some hypothesize that achieving goals could destroy one's life. After all, without ambition, wouldn't we all be left an empty shell? Once one achieved their ambitions, nothing is left to look forward to.
Look at it this way though...if a mountain climber reached the crest of Mount Everest, he or she may be inclined to think that, since no higher peak on Earth remains, it's over; there's nothing left to transcend. He or she reached the proverbial "ceiling of the world." However, while he or she must descend the mountain, other ambitions remain...
The universe is infinite. While it didn't require scaling the face of a rock, humans have reached as far as 250,000 miles above the face of the Earth. Who would be the first to traverse distances beyond the moon? Someone will. Will that mountain climber think beyond scaling mountains? It's up to them.
This is an analogy, of course. I could've used the metaphoric "best athlete in the world,' to prove the same point. There's always someone better...even if he hasn't been born yet.
My point is that there's no such thing as a peak or a crest. The universe is infinite.
If the very best thing possible happens to you, can it only get worse?
← View full post
I have heard some hypothesize that achieving goals could destroy one's life. After all, without ambition, wouldn't we all be left an empty shell? Once one achieved their ambitions, nothing is left to look forward to.
Look at it this way though...if a mountain climber reached the crest of Mount Everest, he or she may be inclined to think that, since no higher peak on Earth remains, it's over; there's nothing left to transcend. He or she reached the proverbial "ceiling of the world." However, while he or she must descend the mountain, other ambitions remain...
The universe is infinite. While it didn't require scaling the face of a rock, humans have reached as far as 250,000 miles above the face of the Earth. Who would be the first to traverse distances beyond the moon? Someone will. Will that mountain climber think beyond scaling mountains? It's up to them.
This is an analogy, of course. I could've used the metaphoric "best athlete in the world,' to prove the same point. There's always someone better...even if he hasn't been born yet.
My point is that there's no such thing as a peak or a crest. The universe is infinite.
...sorry for the novel.
--
robbieforgotpw
10 years ago
|
pl
Comment Hidden (
show
)
Report
0
0
I just blew out my shorts intentionally