michael earle,timor,hero's journey,inspirational and motivational stories


	Quest: a long or difficult journey in search of something

It is not uncommon that a person experiences a calling in life which starts him or her on a road of learning and personal development. He crosses a threshold into a new territory outside his comfort zone, where he faces problems and must overcome obstacles that force him to adapt and change. On the road, he encounters allies and enemies and must master inner demons to win the reward.

The archetypal model of this transformation is known as the Hero’s Journey, or monomyth, as it underpins traditional myths and legends in cultures across the world. And whereas the framework is universal, the expression is unique for each person.




	*The journey has stages and the Hero must go into the unknown and return enlightened*

In A Mountain to Climb on Timor, Earle’s quest is a journey for the ego, driven by a need to mend a psyche wounded by a sense of failure within the social context of the author’s middle class upbringing, namely, his family, friends and school.

Geology is the catalyst or calling that gives him hope, motivation and a road to follow to the objective of obtaining a university degree, the iconic prize that symoblises achievement and will enable him to recover his self esteem. And there is a further quest, one of endurance and geological discovery in the mountains of Timor.