Wisdom.
Moses climbed the mountain to talk with a burning bush and came back with the wisdom of the Ten Commandments.
And ever since wise men have ascended above the material world, have climbed the highest mountain, to find wisdom.
Then come back down from the mountain to bestow our gifts upon mankind.
Of course before Spider Jerusalem comes back down the mountain he
bazookas the dive bar where most of his “wisdom seeking” actually happened.
Welcome to Transmetropolitan.
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