Why would someone, including myself, leaves his cozy home to endure hours of rigorous trekking, face harsh weather condition, get close to enormous challenge yet still has zeal to reach the peak. On top of it, mountain hikers are more than likely to be addicted to conquer more peaks. These facts eventually lead me to a situation where I could liken the mountain and my personal situation for leaving my comfort zone.

The so-called mountain hiking
Though I'm not a mountain hiking freak, I'm glad to taste the experience of getting thrilled by the challenge of hiking. So far, my sweet memories for mountain hiking indeed outsize the terrible memories. I could recall the first time I joined the hiking journey when I repeatedly asked the similar question,"Is it already close to the peak?" or "Do we still need long time to reach the peak?". Does it remind me that sometimes I run out of patience in facing the gigantic problems in front of me?



It was in this kind of journey when I came to learn the need to work with other team members and encourage one another. In spite of the need for personal skill, friendship is an ultimate need in this journey. I learned the patience when I had to accompany a friend who was really sick. I learn to understand humility when I got firsthand experience to see arrogance in a lost mountain hiker despite the fact that most mountain hikers, not to say all of them, are nice and friendly

It was in the mountain when I could someone's genuine characters, the ones which are usually hidden in mask of personality. In times of trouble, under unpleasant circumstances, discreet character is likely to come out. My experience also made me learn how to encourage myself and the others, just imagine how it feels to lead three persons who had never been on mountain hiking to Rinjani, the second highest mountain in Indonesia.

Getting out of comfort zone has made me learn lots of things ranging from friendship, zeal, character building and how to focus on my goal namely the peak of the mountain.

My comfort zone
My recent situation has made me ponder my previous hiking journey since I have come to the fact that now I stand in the slope of a new 'mountain' in this life of mine. The thrill has me tremble for the fact that this mountain stands before me, the one that needs to be conquered.

I wish I could instantly spread my wings and soar above the cloud to conquer it and leave my comfort zone more easily. Hoping that I could overcome the obstacle and reach my peak soon, I remind myself that the journey is a compulsory need.

A few years ago I also heard the recruitment process, inspired by a Japanese company, conducted by an MLM company in Indonesia where the candidates had to meet the interviewer on top of the mountain. Apparently, it is indeed a nice way to test someone's persistence as well as that person's determination.

Arrgh, at last mountain hiking is supposed to be an enjoyable journey that would give more comfort for my zone. I wish, I pray fervently to the Omnipotent One for getting rid of this trip but I end up realizing that the journey ouf of my comfort is my personal need.

Note : I do wish to throw away the butterflies in my stomach without any treatment as I need to commence this journey (it's my common flaw when it comes to huge problems) and hope that I would manage to reach the peak