It is in the ups we

meet others wanting a *

piece of your success. It is in

the downs we meet ourselves *

and the person standing in front of

the mirror. Upfront. How strange it is

that we only seem to talk about the ups

but never about the downs. Because if we *

never land on the bottom, we sure as much

have not the slightest idea what it is like to *

get to the top. Because if you don’t know how

to handle the visible tip of the iceberg, your *

vanity, sure as hell, will outweigh your life *

purpose and mission in life. And vanity is *

only for those who put their ego above any-

thing else in order to remain in the glory

and shiny and the external applause. *

I salute applauds from within and *

those who climbed up the mountain *

with their bare feet and hands trusting *

nothing but their own capacity and longing *

for a better life. These are the ones that I would

love to have as a tutor or master to learn from *

and to grow and expand immensely. *