Small Uphills

There’s no such thing as a wrong path.
But don’t try to walk too many at once.
Just like climbing countless small hills,
those who reach many small peaks in their heart
are the ones who eventually reach the true summit.
If you walk your neighborhood trail with care,
you’ll be ready for longer journeys.
And if you walk those well,
you’ll be ready for pilgrimages.
Step by step,
hill by hill—
only those who climb the small ones
can one day stand atop the great ones.