Superhuman Effort Isn't Worth A Damn Unless

(was He Talking About A Polar Expedition, Or Marriage?) -jorge Men Wanted: For Hazardous Journey. Small Wages, Bitter Cold, Long Months Of Complete Darkness, Constant Danger, Safe Return Doubtful. Honour And Recognition In Case Of Success.

I Called To The Other Men That The Sky Was Clearing, And Then A Moment Later I Realized That What I Had Seen Was Not A Rift In The Clouds But The White Crest Of An Enormous Wave.

I Seemed To Vow To Myself That Some Day I Would Go To The Region Of Ice And Snow And Go On And On Till I Came To One Of The Poles Of The Earth, The End Of The Axis Upon Which This Great Round Ball Turns.

After Months Of Want And Hunger, We Suddenly Found Ourselves Able To Have Meals Fit For The Gods, And With Appetites The Gods Might Have Envied.

I Chose Life Over Death For Myself And My Friends... I Believe It Is In Our Nature To Explore, To Reach Out Into The Unknown. The Only True Failure Would Be Not To Explore At All.