Yesterday, I took a group of people and we went for a hike at White Rock Canyon AZ. When we reached a critical bottleneck near the destination we sought, we discovered that a ladder, crucial to our ascent at that spot, was absent. Attempts to climb up the rope on a slippery surface with water falling down failed. We headed back the way we came in search of an alternative route.
On the way in, I had noticed that it was odd how there were pieces of biohazard bags tied to bushes just above the rim of the crevice. I looked up as we came to that place again and saw two people headed up the escarpment. We followed them. Other people followed us.
The ascent was difficult. The markers were spread far apart. The ground was treacherous, but we eventually crested the hill safely with a dozen other people in tow some distance behind and descended to the rear of our destination. Tyler commented that if not for the fact that I looked up, we might not have found this alternative route at all, especially not that quickly.
Last night I watched The Return of the King. In a scene near the end, Frodo looks around and misses the giant spider because it's above him. Too often, we look around us but despite being creatures of a 3D existance, we ignore that third dimension and therefore miss out on opportunities.
When times are tough, people look around for somewhere else to go, something to use. Most people don't look up. They don't look to something higher than themselves, something bigger than themselves. Some turn to government, but government, because it is made of men, is on the same plane as we.
When in doubt, we must look upward. When we are lost, we must go up higher. Most people do not look up, and so they miss whatever is higher than they are and never reach the heights to which they could climb and also miss their goals.
To those who left the markers. Thank you. Those who came behind me have you to thank that I saw your more excellent way.
On the way in, I had noticed that it was odd how there were pieces of biohazard bags tied to bushes just above the rim of the crevice. I looked up as we came to that place again and saw two people headed up the escarpment. We followed them. Other people followed us.
The ascent was difficult. The markers were spread far apart. The ground was treacherous, but we eventually crested the hill safely with a dozen other people in tow some distance behind and descended to the rear of our destination. Tyler commented that if not for the fact that I looked up, we might not have found this alternative route at all, especially not that quickly.
Last night I watched The Return of the King. In a scene near the end, Frodo looks around and misses the giant spider because it's above him. Too often, we look around us but despite being creatures of a 3D existance, we ignore that third dimension and therefore miss out on opportunities.
When times are tough, people look around for somewhere else to go, something to use. Most people don't look up. They don't look to something higher than themselves, something bigger than themselves. Some turn to government, but government, because it is made of men, is on the same plane as we.
When in doubt, we must look upward. When we are lost, we must go up higher. Most people do not look up, and so they miss whatever is higher than they are and never reach the heights to which they could climb and also miss their goals.
To those who left the markers. Thank you. Those who came behind me have you to thank that I saw your more excellent way.
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