What are the odds?

What are the odds? The odds are what you say they are. I was watching a PBS documentary. A guy finished law school, went in for an eye exam and found out he was slowly going blind. Some kind of retina affliction. In a month, he was totally blind! Anyway, he was depressed for a long time. One day his friend took him to a talk held by a blind guy who climbed Mt. Everest. A light bulb went on in his head and he decided to start hiking. Slowly, at first, around his neighborhood, then a hiking trail nearby. Long story short, he ended up finishing the Appalachian Trail in six months and some days. Of course he asked fellow hikers along the way to help him, but he did it!! 
He said something really profound, about the odds being what you make them.  Whether it's Everest or a mole hill, or a marathon, or learning a language, or travelling the globe, or owning and running your own business....it's your summit to reach. The summit is not dictated by others. The summit is what you set it up to be. And best of all, you can get there at your own pace in your own time.