Watching a rock climber from afar, it feels like he’s stuck. Against him stands a smooth vertical wall and relentless gravity. What does he have? Only a fading spark of strength, experience, and love for life.
Here lies the gap between the watcher and the doer.
The first sees the whole scene, so he spots the objective risk. His worry makes sense: the problem is clear, the answer absent.
The second sees just a tiny patch before him. Sees? No—he merges with that fragment of reality, body and soul. Their bond is so fierce, the rock whispers its secrets to him.
Like a student cracking a Zen koan, the climber must become a question mark. Only then can he grasp the faint cracks in the world around him.
These are real chances, but no one sees them. To see, you must leave the cozy armchair of thought and crawl onto the sheer cliff’s edge. Real danger wakes a sharp focus that sleeps in safer times.
By paradox, the climber has less to fear—the abundance of opportunities outweighs the risk. Talent and practice cut danger to driving a car in the city.
You can’t grasp this with your mind. Let your fingers touch the rock.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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