Going against the grain.
Swimming up stream.
Implicit in the name is that it is difficult.
If it were easy, everyone would do it. But very few people do. And that’s one of the biggest things that makes it so valuable.
Water flows downstream taking the easiest possible route. As water molecules flow together they naturally go where energy takes them. They slip and slide getting to the lowest elevation, closest to earth, as quickly and easily as possible.
In many ways our culture is like the mountain and we are all molecules of water sliding downhill. A seemingly invisible force carries us all through life.
When we aren’t putting our own mental and physical energy in to make thoughtful choices about where we want to go, everyone and everything around us makes that decision for us. We slide through life, taking the easiest path.
Those who are aware of the big picture and can muster the energy to make thoughtful decisions have the ability to change the direction of their life.