This inspired me to do the dishes today:
[Warning: Absolutely mind-blowing displays of the human spirit]
From Red Bull:
Ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel becomes the first person to climb Mount Everest and ski back to Everest Base Camp without supplementary oxygen. After nearly 16 hours climbing in the high altitude 'death zone' (above 8,000m where oxygen levels are dangerously low), Bargiel clipped into his skis on the summit of the tallest mountain on earth and started his descent via the South Col Route. He reached Camp II that night and rested - the summit ridge and Hillary Step had taken longer than planned, meaning darkness made it dangerous and difficult to navigate further that day. The next morning, he skied through the treacherous Khumbu Icefall - guided by a drone flown by his brother, Bartek - before safely arriving at Base Camp to become the first person to ascend and descend Mount Everest on skis with no supplementary oxygen.
There are a lot of bad things going on in the world, but there is also so much beauty.
God gave us a world to fill and conquer (Genesis 1:28). Our drive to tame Everest is no different than our drive to plant a garden or tame a wild horse.
We make, we build, we explore. We do these things because God does them, and we are made so very special in His image (Genesis 1:27, Matthew 10:31).
I hope you know that.
I hope you know there are beautiful and wondrous things all around you, and they're worth fighting for. They're worth exploring. They're worth doing, especially when it's hard.
Now go do those dishes. ✊
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