Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, once told the following story. A group of mountain climbers took off to scale the heights. After some hours of walking they got about halfway up and soon split up into three groups. They were all refreshing themselves at a chalet.
One group was sorry it had undertaken such a strenuous trip fraught with dangers and disproportionate to the expected enjoyment. So disheartened and tired, this group turned back.
The second group was happy it was here in the clear mountain air and with the sun tanning them. So they spread their limbs out on the mountain grass and heartily ate the tasty sandwiches they had brought along. Some broke out into song and breathed in the freedom of the heights. They were content and happy right there. Why move on higher? So they stayed right there.
It was only the third group of real mountain climbers who took off for the summit, which they had kept before their eyes from the time they left the valley bottom. That was their goal and they relished tightening every muscle to attain it. In life as we climb to our goal, at times we belong to one of these three moods.
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