Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Progress is endless but the journey itself is rewarding.
- In plain terms
- You will never finish, but climbing is fun.
- What can you take from it?
- Find joy in the process, not just the goal.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you find joy in work?
Another view
People need some sense of completion.
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