Touching the Void...

I watched that last nite...an inspiring movie in one way, a bit shattering to the soul in another.

Because im not so well, i sort of dozed in and out between the middle of the movie, but i could hear everything that they were saying or re-enacting.

The movie, for those who dont know, is a doco type of movie about two mountaineers climbing the Siula Grande, Peru. They climb to the top fine, but were faced with a tough time going down. So tough, that one of the mountaineer cuts the rope from his partner (ie. pretty much leaving him there to die - which was really the only "logical" decision).

You are told the story by the two mountaineers involved: Simon Yates & Joe Simpson. I think they are motivational speakers now...

What really sticks to my mind, after going in and out of semi-consciousness, was something that Joe says: "...because i had felt a little hope, when i realised, i was crushed..." (something along those lines...).

Point being...because he had felt a little bit of hope...

Hope - isnt that what keeps us going? His hope ran out at the end...when it wasnt really needed anymore for that particular situation...not that he knew it...he probably felt that he was going to be dead very soon, which is why he was crushed with the realisation that it was the end of hope.

The movie, although i was dreading on going...was in the end very interesting. In some ways, inspiring...not for me to go out and literally start climbing mountains...but to keep me motivated to keep pushing on to achieve what i want.

Now, what do i want again?