When the Tzemach Tzedek, the third Chabad Rebbe, was a child, he
was playing on a ladder with other children. All the children climbed half way
up, and he was the only child who climbed all the way to the top.
Afterwards, his grandfather, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, who
was standing by the window watching, asked him, "Why is it that you were
not afraid to climb to the top when all your friends gave up?"
He answered, "Simple. I never looked down. I just
kept looking up. When I saw how I low I was that motivated me to climb
higher." -Simon Jacobson
Always focus your attention on what lies before you. Do not look down. Climb ever higher.
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