Are they are merely a boundary, a symbol of challenges, something you climb to be closer to heaven or the heavens, a place to test yourself, a backdrop as a curtain to a stage? Are they far away or ever present in your life? Do they permeate your onsciousness or are they merely a feature of the landscape that is below awareness? Are dreams better when they include mountains?
2007-01-21 04:29:53 · 6 answers · asked by Sky Salad Clipper 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Well that is an interesting, if not somewhat esoteric question. Mountains to me have, as our patriotic song “O Beautiful” testifies to, something majestic about them. There is something entirely mythical about mountainous areas that give them a divine aurora. I suppose that is why the ancient Greeks (Mount Olympus), Hindus (Himalayas), and our own Judeo-Christian tradition (Mt. Ararat and Sinai) treat mountains with such reverence.
I personally, having lived in flat regions for most of my life, find mountainous terrain otherworldly. To me mountains represent not only places for shelter, refuge, and something beautiful, they also symbolize obstacles that man can use as a crucible to test his courage and fortitude. This is especially true for someone like me, who is acrophobic. I hope that if I ever have the opportunity to move, I will move to a mountainous region. If a heaven does exist, I hope mountains are there.
2007-01-23 08:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like mountains best when they're really volcanoes. Though if I have a choice of mountains vs. ocean I'll pick mountains everytime. They're something to climb up on to be safe, to look down, to see more clearly, and perhaps most importantly, to gain perspective. I've been above the clouds on a mountain. I've gotten altitude sickness too. You just can't take too much with you when you're on a mountain. Maybe that's what helps clear your head? Or maybe I just need some of those oxygen tanks they were selling back at that last station?
2007-01-21 04:42:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many fall to the wayside, indulging in self-pity, recklessness,
and self-destruction.
The Spiritul Warrior sees the mountain as an opportunity to rise to greater heights as a human and spiritual being!
2007-01-21 04:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Spock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are quite sublime (in the Romantic sense). Makes you wonder about the natural beauties of the world. I'm always in complete awe when I see them. I LOVE mountains :)
2007-01-21 04:35:39 · answer #4 · answered by Chelsea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no mountains in my area only hills with thick forest
2007-01-21 04:35:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only the one I fell off of as a boy. It didn't kill me ,so it made me stronger.
2007-01-21 04:36:21 · answer #6 · answered by Stuka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋