Like those in the valley behind us, most people stand in sight of the spiritual mountains all their lives and never enter them, being content to listen to others who have been there and thus avoid the hardships.

Robert M. Pirsig
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When we look at the world around us, we often see people who have entered the spiritual mountains. To us, they may seem to have it all together. But how many of us look up and see the same thing? We don’t. Most of us just settle for listening to others who have been there and avoid the hardships that come with the climb.

In other words, most of us become narrow-minded and settle for just being average. It’s easy to do this because being average means being content with being mediocre.

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