“How do people change so much, on reaching the top? He has forgotten all old friends and his assurances.”
“His survival is at stake, as he struggles for breath. At high altitudes, oxygen does not enter vascular systems easily.”
“What does that mean?”
“You are not the oxygen he needs up there.”
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Clark kind of covered my thoughts on this already. I love that phrase – not the oxygen he needs. Best part of the piece.
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Thanks a lot, Lisa!
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“You are not the oxygen he needs up there”
Very good point. How often do people profess a desire to have what they do not (currently) have and insist that they would pay any price. (For most) success is lies in a country that neither they nor their friends and family have even visited, much less lived there.
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Clark Scottroger!
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Pride so often comes before a fall and there’s no one there to save them. A thought proking piece, Reena.
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Thank you, Keith!
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Is it worth it at that price? Food for thought.
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Ambitions, egos and wealth …
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Very nice, Reena.
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Thank you so much, Franci!
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You’ve obviously spent some time in the corporate world!! Good job.
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🙂
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Hope people remember this when they reach the pinnacles of success. Lovely thoughts, Reena.
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Is that why some people forget the ones who helped them reach the top? Something to think about.
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The needs have changed, and fresh battles are to be fought. Those who remember don’t really reach the top 🙂
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