What You Live And Die For

There's some hidden force you seek, one that drives you, and gives you strength to accomplish wonders you didn't know you had the ability to until you have. And that's when you realise- you carried within yourself that very force all this time while looking for it throughout the journey. Was the journey futile?
No, darling, it is not about having the force. It is about the realisation of it. And the journey made you realise. Darling, the journey was realisation.
(1/3)


What you must fear is losing to the trek you haven't started, and staring at the peak from the bottom because you were too scared to climb. Watching the sun rise and set from a mountain top is an unparalleled beauty. Something the plains cannot offer. Something that is exclusive to the peaks.
You don't have to know that you would reach the top. No, it is not necessary. You only have to know that you won't stop. Once you reach the summit, darling, it will be worth the climb.
(2/3)


Climbing is leaving the unnecessary behind. It's leaving the plains behind and entering the valleys you hadn't explored. It's aiming for something that once was too far for you to reach, too high to conquer, too strong to defeat. Climbing is what your goal in life should be- pushing yourself to heights your body hadn't known and entering storms your soul hadn't  prepared itself to brave.
Darling, do not fear the mountain.They were made to be conquered by men in the first place. Why else would they have the word 'mount' in their spelling?
Where heaven and men meet, darling, I'll see you there.
(3/3)
Instagram photos by Gaurav Juyal
Triund, Himachal Pradesh, India



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