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The Mountain

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Michael Foster
Dec 02, 2025
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Sometimes I think of my life’s mission in terms of a long climb up a mountain, something like Mt McKinley. From the ground, the peak looks impossible. Nobody gets up there in a day. It’s step-by-step, slow, painful, and costly. And as you climb, the terrain turns against you. The slope gets steeper. Your footing gets sketchier. The air thins out and bur…

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