So go ahead, break stuff. Break yourself on the once-hard edges of yourself. And recycle the debris into the foundation of your future.
Success can breed contempt, and a casual attitude toward danger.
Some of us wake up. Others roll over.
The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ass kicked.
I don't actually care what I climb, only how it affects me. Which means the summit doesn't matter as much as the emotional process.
We may train ourselves to be adaptable as possible, to respond appropriately in each situation, but the ideal of controlling the outcome or steering events as they occur must be relinquished. Chaos rules it all.