tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post8414428528582813821..comments2023-10-29T02:43:58.464-07:00Comments on 22C+: From Quiet Bookworm to Conquerer of EverestMarcus T. Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-58520118743700568362010-07-16T12:00:26.002-07:002010-07-16T12:00:26.002-07:00What an incredible story. She is an inspiration to...What an incredible story. She is an inspiration to anyone with a dream.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-23274097335558272862010-07-15T10:06:29.747-07:002010-07-15T10:06:29.747-07:00Climbing a mountain is a great symbol for dreams a...Climbing a mountain is a great symbol for dreams and how to reach them. The summit is there, as the inspiring goal that leads us on - but if you try to get there in your office Chinos and button-down shirt clutching a Starbucks to go, you ain't gonna make it.<br /><br />As you both suggest, a simplistic "magical thinking" reading of Wang Lei's story suggests that we only have to want them enough to see our dreams come true - when it fact what it says is that our dreams point out the direction where we need to work and prepare.Simonbuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156813556822714480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-80626178884556020602010-07-14T23:17:26.174-07:002010-07-14T23:17:26.174-07:00As a friend used to say (am I talking to Trish?), ...As a friend used to say (am I talking to Trish?), solutions are problematic! Any vision you manage to create as reality brings with it a new set of problems and challenges. In Wang Lei's case, she got to the mountain, but then found she didn't know how to climb! So, to quote another well-known aphorism, be careful what you wish for, becasue you just might get it!Marcus T. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015648874488332379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686500107282182587.post-88739181716064730602010-07-14T20:31:47.516-07:002010-07-14T20:31:47.516-07:00Great post, Marcus. I especially loved this line: ...Great post, Marcus. I especially loved this line: <br />"Dreams do not manifest for the unprepared."<br />It seems that you're addressing the fact that we can't just sit back and dream it all into existence. We have to do the work on our end, too.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.com