The first step is deceivingly insignificant. You don’t realize what you’re getting yourself into. Soon, after the eleventh or twelfth step you look up, and see the large stone snake slithering and scaling up the peaks of the mountains, with masses of people dancing on its back.
“It’s all about perspective, Sofie,” I hear my dad say in my head. I may not look physically strong on the outside, but my brain has been mentally strong ever since a young age when my dad would take me hiking. I used to whine and whine trekking up mountains, always looking up and trying to see how close we were. I finally realized looking at the horizon will not make it closer.
“I do it for Tibet!” I scream as I reach the top. Everyone laughs. Was I joking? I’m not sure. Maybe I did do it for Tibet. Maybe I did it for myself.
“It’s all about perspective, Sofie,” I hear my dad say in my head. I may not look physically strong on the outside, but my brain has been mentally strong ever since a young age when my dad would take me hiking. I used to whine and whine trekking up mountains, always looking up and trying to see how close we were. I finally realized looking at the horizon will not make it closer.
“I do it for Tibet!” I scream as I reach the top. Everyone laughs. Was I joking? I’m not sure. Maybe I did do it for Tibet. Maybe I did it for myself.
I look around. The air seems sweeter up here. I feel lighter. I'm on a sort of high that can obly be found by be found when satisfying your crave for adventure.
We came, we saw, we conquered.
We came, we saw, we conquered.