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1、HikingtoUnderstandingSurroundedbythousandsofstars,completesilenee,andspectacularmountains,IstoodatopNewHampshire'sPresidentialRangeawestruckbynature^beauty・Immediately,IrealizedthatImustdedicatemylifetounderstandingthecausesoftheuniverse'sbeauty・Inaddition,thehiketaughtmesevera
2、lvaluablelessonsthatwillallowmetoincreasemyunderstandingthroughscientificresearch.AlthoughthefirstfewmilesofthehikeupMt.Madisondidnotofferfantasticviews,thevistasbecamespectacularonceIclimbedabovetreeline.Immediately,Isensedthatunderstandingthenaturalworldparallelsclimbingamoun
3、tain.Toreachmygoaloftotalcomprehensionofnaturalphenomena,IrealizedthatImustbeginwithknowledgethatmaybeuninterestingbyitself・However,thisknowledgewillformthefoundationofanaccurateviewoftheuniverse・Muchlikeeverystepwhilehikingleadsthehikernearerthemountainpeak,allknowledgeleadsth
4、escientistnearertotalunderstanding.Abovetreeline,thebarrennessandsilenceofthehiketaughtmethatindividualsmusthavetheirowndirection.Allhikersknowthattheymustcarrycompletemapstoreachtheirdestinations;theydonotallowotherstoholdtheirmapsforthem.Similarly,surroundedonlybymountaintops
5、,sky,andsilenee,Irecognizedtheneedtoremainindividuallyfocusedonmylife*sgoalofunderstandingthephysicaluniverse.Atthesummit,theviewofthesurroundingmountainrangeisspectacular.Thepanoramaoffersaviewofhillsandsmallermountains.Somepeopleduringtheirlivesclimbmanysmallhills.However,toh
6、avethemostaccurateviewoftheworld,ImustbededicatedtoclimbingthebiggestmountainsIcanfind.Toooftenpeoplesimplyhikeacrossaflatvalleywithoutascendingbecausetheycontentthemselveswiththeseenery.ThemountainshowedmethatIcannotcontentmyselfwiththeseenery.Whennightfelluponthesummit,Istare
7、dattheslowlyappearingstarsuntiltheycompletelyfilledthenightsky.Despitethewindyconditionsandbelowfreezingtemperatures,Icouldnottearmyselfawayfromtheawe-inspiringbeautyofthecosmos.Similarly,despitethefrustrationanddifficultiesinherentinscientificstudy,Icannotretreatfrommygoalofun
8、iversalunderstanding・WhenobservingSaturn'srising,theMi
