For Natasha L Scragg's contest Inspirational Phrases And What They Mean To Us. Date posted July 4, 2026
“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore” – Christopher Columbus “For the success of climbing the mountain peak you need to forget the haven of the ground unique.” - My quote. The notion of nebulous ambition drifts quietly away free, floats on the formless wings of the psychic clouds wispy. The luring mind's horizon disappears in the hollow sky fawn, the sense of loss morphs into failure to reach the destination dawn. If you aspire to sail bravely across the high sea, where the winds carry the scent of the new land free, you watch in the distance the familiar shoreline fade, you’re tense to leave the home terrain that safety has made. “You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore” as the last view. On your uphill climb of the formidable mountain face, the summit of success lies beyond slithery track of failure trace, you can’t reach at the end of the effort if you’re scared stiff, if you don’t rely on detachment with the of strength of self-belief. The highest summits of success always demand a heavy toll from the forlorn mind and from the toiling hand. Pursuing the formidable goal alone, you give a high price for the success that surely depends on your sacrifice. It’s a timeless truth that all great achievements hold the treasure of what is given up to reach within their fold. “For the success of climbing the mountain peak you need to forget the haven of the ground unique.”
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