According to the Old Testament, God allowed Moses to climb Mt. Nebo to see the promised land after wandering for forty years in the dessert. However, before Moses could realize the final objective of decades of work, he died. I always thought this was profoundly unfair.
Fortunately, while working in Jordan recently, I was able to see for myself. I traveled with several colleagues to see the beautiful view from Mt. Nebo. One can only imagine the simultaneous pride and disappointment Moses must have felt - to have led his people so far, but to have been unable to share in their great glory. Which leads to Lesson #1.
1. We do not always realize our own dreams. Yet we can focus on realizing our journey.
I would bet that if Moses had to choose between realizing his journey or his dream - between leading his people to freedom or entering the promised land - he would choose the journey every time.
The next lesson will be offered up in a blog next week. Hint: it's about getting to the mountain.
