A Small Measure of Peace
There comes a point, often after years of striving, when the summit you’ve chased finally lies beneath your feet, instead of elation, you feel a strange stillness. The corner office, the passport filled with stamps, latest gadgets, the many comforts of life you now take for granted that once seemed a distant dream, they’re all here. Tangible and earned. Yet somewhere in the quiet between the achievements, a question begins to stir, ' Was this what I was really seeking ?' For years, the world’s symbols of success guided your direction. The long hours, the missed moments of life, nothing more than fleeting conversations with near and dear, and the many sacrifices of yourself and those close to you, they were all part of the price agreed upon silently and implicitly. You told yourself that meaning would arrive at the destination, that peace would wait patiently at the end of accomplishment. Now that you’ve arrived, you find that the peace demands something deeper, an honest intro...