when you reach the summit

The bible says "the end of a matter better is than the beginning", an old adage says "the race is not the swift or the strong but him who endures to the end. A journey of a thousand mile begins with one step. So you've taken the bold step, you've heed the call and through thick and thin, through cold, wet, hot weather, enduring both favourable and unfavourable conditions, the days you ate your fill and the days you had to ration your supplies, learning to accomodate the good, the bad and the ugly. Now you are at the end, what will be your conclusion? would you be able to say "I came and saw and conquered"? will you relish a victory, a success or will it be a story of regrets, wishing you had done things dfferently?
Will you  return home a victor, knowing that you have done yourself and your family proud? or will you return a vanquished? the choice is yours really. Don't be carried away though nothing is ever really over until it is over, so if you are not at the summit yet, Congratulations! you still got time to make a difference but if you are, go ahead and celebrate you deserve it.