Tuesday, August 10, 2010

You can't bully Mount Everest

I am in awe of Lewis Pugh! I saw the recent documentary on Carte Blanche regarding Lewis Pugh's swim at Mount Everest. He has beaten all odds to make a point to the world about climate change. At >5000 metres, 2 degrees water temperature and 22 minutes, 51 seconds later, Lewis did more than make his point. His coach & friend, David Becker, refers to Lewis having a strong enough 'why' that you can put up with any 'how' ! We can all apply such simple & yet compelling rationale to our everyday lives. Many of us however may still need to find the 'why'. Lewis's summary was that he could bully the North Pole but you have to show peace & humility to Mount Everest: "You can't bully Mount Everest!"

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