Wonderful post, it reminded me of a T.S. Eliot quote: "We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." I love the quote and your post because they recognize what we fear but do not say, which is that we are who we are no matter what we accomplish, no matter how high we go, what titles we wear, who we know, or what we own. Its not always about the goal, but the journey matters, we will return time and again to the same themes, same challenges, but as a changed person, hopefully for the better.