sula, very well put.

if I could have clicked the recommend button more than once, I would have.

some folks forget (or tend to cast aside for whatever reason) the simple fact that mountains require climbing.

there's no chair lift or cable car here to cater to those who are ill-prepared, out-of-shape, or tire themselves barely partway to the summit.

it's hard work.

mountain of opportunity indeed.

GLTA,

R.

PS: as to POET's lifecycle, I can only think of this:

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

- W. Churchill, 9 Nov 1942