To swim, one plunges into the water:
greater than practicing the stroke,
or visioning the swim.
To learn to learn is one thing.
To read the Book of Life one Lives.
Preparation is just that.
What is greater, the journey or the tale of it?
The swimmer able to make his way in the rough seas has greater strength and ability than one not tested, who paddles in the quiet pool.
The mirror of life deepens as the lens is focused into this world. The heavens, quiet and light by comparison - easier to traverse, closer. But in the depth, if one can keep the connection, the greatest joy, fulfillment, peace - for the tones are richer, deeper stronger, as the music/colors are bright and solid - full. Completed is the painting/composition.