The Adventurous Mind

We are meant to expand to the very limit of our capabilities. In so doing, we reach upward, towards the divine.

Who We Are Meant to Be

It is my belief that each of us, at our core, has an ultimate potential that sits in front of us like a mountain to be climbed. Most people remain comfortably in the valley, living out their lives without ever pushing themselves beyond their easy life. Most people never dare to ascend the mountain, and in so doing, never discover who they really are. This is a terrible thing. The ascension of the mountain… the pursuit of the peak… is the purpose of life.

            We weren’t sent to this world to merely live comfortably and die. We weren’t sent to this world to remain in the valley with everyone else. We were sent here to become great… in order to discover what we are capable of. How do we do this? To start, we have to push ourselves. We must leave the valley of comfort and begin the ascent up the mountain, the mountain that is our greatest self.

The Meaning of the Mountain

            What lies at the peak of said mountain? An image of ourselves at our absolute best. That angelic version of ourselves stands at the mountain’s peak, staring down at us, asking us to please make the ascent in order for that version of us to be made manifest in the world. For that ultimate version of us to become real.

            What does it mean to climb the mountain? To climb the mountain means to develop. To push ourselves and fill out our capabilities. In other words, we must train. We must train our bodies, minds, and spirits to be as strong and well developed as they can be. This takes a certain kind of discipline. The kind of discipline that enables us to forgo our desires for pleasure and comfort, and instead replace our vices with acts that make us greater.

Actionable Steps to Climb Upwards

            Physical training. Pushing our bodies to the utmost every day. Changing what we eat to fuel our bodies with clean energy. Abstaining from drugs and alcohol. Abstaining from self-gratification, porn, and hook-ups. Abstaining from video games, tv screens, and getting lost scrolling through social media. In place of these comfortable fillers, read books about new topics. Study history, religion, philosophy, art, etc. Build a business. Improve at speaking and writing. Commit to creating a work, like a book, song, or piece of art. Chase down a dream.

What Lies at the Peak of Potential? God Himself

            As we cut out the negative parts of life, and replace them with the training of our bodies, growth of our minds, and expansion of our spirits, we climb ever closer to that great summit. That peak of potential that calls us forth, begging us to discover who we could be if we gave our all. I think this is what each of us is meant to do in this world. We are meant to expand to the very limit of our capabilities. In so doing, we reach upward, towards the divine. Because perhaps what God is, is the ephemeral version of us at our very peak of potential that looks down at us from the mountaintop, judging our every action, guiding us forth along the path that makes us greater. When we pray, the answers we get are the answers that bring us closer to the full development of ourselves. It’s as if we are receiving answers from our ultimate selves, calling us ever upwards and ever closer.

            What is the peak of potential? It is the Kingdom of God. Eternal paradise. At the peak, we unite with divinity. We become one with God.

Are you ready? Will you climb the mountain?