The Biggest Dreams are Defined by the Thinnest Lines

Man on wire, an incredible documentary, one that portrays the tension and the voyage that the event itself produced at the time. The moment I realized what exactly he planned on doing and the process it took to prepare for it, I too was able to appreciate it, to admire this peculiar art form that I never imagined could be so majestic! This was, as Herzog mentions in On the Absolute, the sublime and Ecstatic truth, "a poetic, ecstatic truth, which is mysterious and can only be grasped with effort; one attains it through vision, style, and craft," and surely it took years of preparation and effort. It defined who Philippe was, this creative crafty guy, the "bad boy" who always looked for adventure, yet maintained a strict plan for transcending the thoughts of those who labeled it as impossible.
But, why? why have that drive and desire to wall-walk the twin towers? Philippe states that this was a challenge that he understood was his for the taking, the moment he saw that page in the magazine. It was as if he had finally understood his purpose, the moment he read about the world trade center, he knew what his destiny was. That's when the preparation began, he would prove that he could, and he would convey his dream in a sublime and noble manner.
The simple mental strength it took to prepare for it, not to mention physically, depicts a man who would stop at nothing to accomplish this vision. Fear roamed around many times and insecurity crept up on multiple occasions, and he was well aware of it, yet his passion outweighed those and thus gave him strength to continue. This wasn't JUST a dream, it was his destiny, this was the main purpose in his life, the climax even. A story specifically articulated for his life, a stunt tailor-made for him, which he performed in the most beautiful manner possible.
Thus, he exercised something so beautiful and so dangerous, that it left the world in awe, and proved that no dream was impossible if you're willing to do what it takes to get there. As I was once told "luck is when preparation meets opportunity" and in that form, he was definitely a lucky person. His dreamed was fulfilled not because he was randomly selected by some supernatural power to be the "chosen" one for this, but because the moment the opportunity rose he prepared for it and it payed off.