How to Continue Forward Into the Darkness

The further along you get, the more tension life puts bet you? And the finished line almost like the universe is adamate about weeding out those who think they can skate by. How do you visual the road you're on with its twists and turns? Smooth terrain, rough terrain, straightways, hills. What os it all mean? Do you find it odd that it gets more challenging as you get closer to your destination? Right?