Ask anyone who climbed Everest 1st and answer would be Hillary followed by his Sherpa Tenzing. What most folks would not know, that a gentleman before them nearly reached the summit (some say he did reach the summit) and died in the icy enviorns of the Sagarmatha (Nepalese name of the Mt Everest). His name was Mallory.
George
Herbert Leigh Mallory (Mallory) and his partner Andrew Irvine were part of
multiple British expedition post world war I to reach the summit. In the 4th expedition in June 1924 they were
last seen 800 meters below the summit and then were lost for 75 years. In 1999
an expedition with specific aim to find the remains located the bodies on the
northern face of the mountain.
Why
I write about Mallory and his partner is that they are perfect examples of
following their passion. Mallory was so focused on mountain climbing that he in
his lifetime ended up climbing almost every climbable height in Europe and then
focused on the biggest prize in the world. In the fictionalized account of life
Mallory “Paths of Glory” author Jeffery Archer cites several instances of his
deep and abiding love & passion for climbing mountain. Popular folk lore
says that once Mallory was asked why does he climb mountain and he calmly responded
that he climbs because they are there to be climbed. Simple and profound with
no in between words.
In
all this Mallory was not promised a reward, position or anything remotely of
economic variety. He did it because it was his passion to climb the impossible.
I see passion as embracing possibilities & not the popular and quite nonsensical embracing & flowing with your emotions. Finding a goal and aligning
one’s life to it is important past of following passion. Making conscious decision
about giving up things to focus on the goal is essential part of following your
passion. No easy way to attain Siddhi (attainment) has been discovered till now
by anyone.
Why
I wrote this today is that I am seeing far to frequent break down in folks with
current uncertainty. With immediate chances of gratification becoming zilch,
folks are trying to find easy way out. Well easy ways do not exist, as world
moves to a reset of sort in economics and social life.
Find
your purpose, align yourselves to it and start working towards your Siddhi.
Happy
to talk about this any time any one wants.
Thanks
for your patience.
PS:
I almost did not write this week but thanks to a meeting today morning I picked
it up again and here we are. Have a good weekend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paths_of_Glory_(Archer_novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory#June_1924_expedition_to_Everest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Mount_Everest_expeditions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Irvine_(mountaineer)
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