Your Life is a Work of Art
Years ago, I remember watching an interview with the alpinist Reinhold Messner. In it, he said something that has stuck with me since.
Looking out at a mountain, he was pointing out a line to the summit and said something to the effect of:
“Doing an alpine climb is a work of art. The climber traces an imaginary line up the face of the mountain in the same way that a painter does on a canvas.”
That line, he went on, although invisible, remains after the climb is done.
I found that such a beautiful thought.
I’ve shared a similar sentiment with regards to runs and hikes I’ve done over years.
Granted, they’ve been nothing compared to Messner’s feats but, looking at all my GPS tracks criss-crossing landscapes around where I’ve lived or visited, I’ve always been reminded of Messner’s words.
The act of movement through space captured a moment in time and place, one which would never be replicated.
An invisible line that would remain forever.
Then I realized.
This idea is applicable to life itself.
From the moment we are born to the moment we die, we are tracing invisible lines across our physical world but also through each others’ emotional lives.
The places we go, the people we meet; the things we do and the people we inspire.
That’s a pretty accurate description of what a life is.
An invisible, beautiful, line.
Your work of art.
Till next time,
Ben
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