Sir Ranulph Fiennes, a British explorer.
How do we complete a journey? The easy answer is one step at a time; it turns out that that is also the hard answer!
The aspect of integrity that is related to “wholeness” is well illustrated by individuals who show a dedication to something over a long period. By continually taking small steps, the contributions of those steps accumulate to create substantial achievements.
Explorers seem to know a lot about this. They perform some extraordinary feats; and among explorers, one of the
most outstanding is Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
When asked about his approach to climbing Everest at the third attempt in May 2009 and, at age 65, the oldest Briton to do so, he captured the full spirit of separating actions from goals when he said:
Plod forever! Don’t expect to get there. Don’t think there is going to be a top to this mountain. Just plod forever!
His record of exploration is quite staggering, and he also the man who ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, shortly after having a heart bypass operation!
Oh, and as there is a faint geographical thread on this blog, he lives in the south west of England. [not far from John, Ed]
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