Tag: failure

There’s a desperate urge to lash out in response to one’s descent, but how can it ever be made right?

Extraordinary places often come with their own extraordinary emotions. So it is with the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, the setting for what has become known as summit fever. The path… more emotion Summit Fever

It’s only a matter of time until we feel degraded again, but for a short while, we can entertain the fantasy of being untouched by the foulness that inevitably accumulates in the wake of our journey through life.

Desperate measures can save the day, but they can also destroy much of what we hold dear. Doing whatever it takes, we risk losing our very identities in the process.

Probably, that bunch of grapes would have been nice and tasty. Nonetheless, I respect the fox for finding a way to recover from its failure, to stay on its feet so that it can seek more attainable pleasures.