mountaintop ontology

On the mountain top, there is nowhere to go 

but down.

From the bottom, spiritually, physically, the world is opened-up and even the least little thing is suddenly become a probability: even spitting on one's on shirt.

Confuseus came upon Hepzibah, who was downcast, thoughts elsewhere.  Hepzibah told Confuseus at length that he had been at the top of the mountain, but was finding now that all else seemed so insignificant in the offing.

Confuseus wrote in his scroll, "After the mountain top, all else is failure and despair."

But Confuseus had known days of want and worry, and new the endless trail of possibilities afforded to people that were on the bottom in so many ways.

In other words, when the container is empty, even the least bit is gain.