Gazing at the moon

I once heard a pastor say something about a bible story that conveyed the story of Jesus and his followers climbing a mountain, only to discover that the path they'd taken was more difficult then another; the teaching was that we each have our own mountain to climb, our own path. When I find myself comparing my woes to another, I quietly say to myself, "This is my mountain." "Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon." - Ikkyu - Zen-monk poet, 1394-1481