When we reached the top, we were so dizzy from the thin air we'd forgotten why we had to climb and headed back down the mountain.

At the bottom, clear-headed, we remembered why we had to climb and headed back up the mountain.

This continued for the rest of our lives.

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Qner over 12 years ago

Ha! That's a nice distillation of all our lives.

Galen over 12 years ago

And an excellent reflection of the prompt. I laughed when I saw it.

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