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1、HikingtoUnderstandingSurroundedbythousandsofstars,completesilence,andspectacularmountains,IstoodatopNewHampshire.PresidentialRangeawestruckbynature'sbeauty.Immediately,IrealizedthatImustdedicatemylifetounderstandingthecausesoftheuniverse'sbeauty.Inaddition,thehiketaughtmeseveralvalu
2、ablelessonsthatwillallowmetoincreasemyunderstandingthroughscientificresearch.AlthoughthefirstfewmilesofthehikeupMt.Madisondidnotofferfantasticviews,thevistasbecamespectacularonceIclimbedabovetreeline.Immediately,Isensedthatunderstandingthenaturalworldparallelsclimbingamountain.Torea
3、chmygoaloftotalcomprehensionofnaturalphenomena,IrealizedthatImustbeginwithknowledgethatmaybeuninterestingbyitself.However,thisknowledgewillformthefoundationofanaccurateviewoftheuniverse・Muchlikeeverystepwhilehikingleadsthehikernearerthemountainpeak,allknowledgeleadsthescientistneare
4、rtotalunderstanding.Abovetreeline,thebarrennessandsilenceofthehiketaughtmethatindividualsmusthavetheirowndirection.Allhikersknowthattheymustcarrycompletemapstoreachtheirdestinations;theydonotallowotherstoholdtheirmapsforthem・Similarly,surroundedonlybymountaintops,sky,andsilenee,Irec
5、ognizedtheneedtoremainindividuallyfocusedonmylife'sgoalofunderstandingthephysicaluniverse.Atthesummit,theviewofthesurroundingmountainrangeisspectacular.Thepanoramaoffersaviewofhillsandsmallermountains.Somepeopleduringtheirlivesclimbmanysmallhills.However,tohavethemostaccurateviewoft
6、heworld,ImustbededicatedtoclimbingthebiggestmountainsIcanfind.Toooftenpeoplesimplyhikeacrossaflatvalleywithoutascendingbecausetheycontentthemselveswiththeseenery.ThemountainshowedmethatIcannotcontentmyselfwiththescenery.Whennightfelluponthesummit,Istaredattheslowlyappearingstarsunti
7、ltheycompletelyfilledthenightsky.Despitethewindyconditionsandbelowfreezingtemperatures,Icouldnottearmyselfawayfromtheawe-inspiringbeautyofthecosmos・Similarly,despitethefrustrationanddifficultiesinherentinscientificstudy,Icannotretreatfrommygoalofuniversalunderstanding.WhenobservingS
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