Have you ever wondered if it is really worth it to "take the high road"? I mean what makes the high road so much better? Sure the view is better as you look down on others struggling to make their way down below, but there is a certain amount of fun to be had when you play in the mud down in the low country. Of course, it is only fun for a little while and then human nature causes us to want something more, something better for our lives and we start trying to work our way up. It's the struggle to get from the low country to the mountain top that makes life so complicated, intense and daunting, and the time in the mud so much less appealing. Once you get to that place of "being on the mountaintop" you want to do everything you can to stay there even when what is down below is so appealing. Why? Because experience teaches us that if you fall back down that mountain, the climb back will be that much harder, and this may be the time you simply can't physically or emotionally make it back up. And once you lose any hope of making it back up to the top of the mountain, then you lose your will to dream, to strive for something better, and to live the life you are capable of living.
Okay, so I know this sounds like a bunch of nonsense, but these are the things that go through my head on a daily basis (yep, my mind can be a scary place)...but in my defense, it is a result of recent conversations with a friend, so I know at least one person will understand what I am saying...maybe not agree, but understand.
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