Climbing

When I was a child I didn't know better and would always get into some trouble. All I was interested in was a game, fun, joy. But society told me that there are more important things than that - Study, Work, Chores, and that they are mostly not fun at all.
It is natural for a child to seek fun and games, but as we grow up we have to learn to take care of ourselves and achieve something in our lives. Being adult means you are realistic and know what life is - not only fun and play, but also work and strain. And we have to find balance in all this to the best degree that we can.
Climb a mountain of run a marathon? A Child want's neither. It wants to play a bit and climb a bit, but has little interest in any Goals or achievements. And there is nothing wrong with this, after all, we all leave the scene naked and empty handed, just as we came here. All our trophies and victories won't change that. But they do make a difference on how we live, while we are alive. And that is - Having Climbed a Mountain or Ran a Marathon, we know, We Can Do Great Things in Life! And this is the Secret to Empowerment and Success!

Lichen, Saxicolous species, growing on rocks aside the Beinn Alligin path not far before An Rathanan (the Horns of Alligin).

Depending on the Time of the Day and whether it's a Leap or Non-Leap Year, in a crossroads of human Intentions something always finds a way not to do as had been planned, this time it's this, another - something else... but no matter that the matter, we are still alive and reproducing.