You can fall only if you climb a mountain.
The higher the mountain, the longer the fall.
So, what should you do when you reach the top?
Climb down?
Or jump into the mist, and hope that something good awaits you on the other side?
The descent is slow and always more dangerous than the ascent. You could stumble on a rock, fall and get badly hurt.
Instead, you will never know what lies beyond the mist unless you jump.
The known danger or the unknown?
Silence.
Was jumping the right choice?
It was the only choice, and there is no turning back now.
Pain.
You wake up. Everything hurts.
You turn your head to assess the situation.
But you can't. The pain is excruciating.
Time flies.
Your scars are etched deep into your skin and won't go away.
You can't forget.
You can't forget how much pain is required to do what has to be done.
But scars stop hurting over time.
You may forget. You may climb back up that mountain. And you will jump again.
It has to be painful to do what has to be done.