12/12/2024
Happy International Mountain Day!
This day is to celebrate the significance and value mountains have in preserving the ecological balance of the globe and promoting human well-being.
Today represents a call to action to save mountains from dangers like climate change, deforestation, mining, and overtourism.
Today also emphasizes how significant mountains are to many people around the world on a cultural and spiritual level. Mountains are intricately woven with human heritage, acting as both centers of tradition and sources of livelihood.
I can personally attest that mountains have positively impacted the trajectory of my life, my career, my social and spiritual lives.
The mountains have challenged me, and taught me a lot about myself and others.
They serve as a refuge, an escape and a home to many. They are an adventure and a challenge that can bring joy, and /or pain.
We just can’t be indifferent.
We climb, hike, bike, run and ski in them, we even paint them. We hurt them too, like they can hurt us.
Mountains are the best playground we have but they command respect. They are part of us. We must love and protect our mountains, it is our responsibility and duty!
Quotes to ponder on.
It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
-Sir Edmund Hillary
‘’You never climb the same mountain twice, not even in memory. Memory rebuilds the mountain, changes the weather, retells the jokes, remakes all the moves.”
-Lito Tejada-Flores