Height Matters

My father
and father 
of his father
spent their
entire life
living 
at the bottom
of a high hill
but they never
ventured 
to climb atop it

Once out
of curiosity
I climbed up
on the top
of the high 
hill and was
stunned by
what met 
my eyes;

also a truth
dawned on me:
it's the height
from where
you can capture
complete view
of anything
even of life
 
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