The pursuit of success (as symbolized as the Ether symbol) can lead to many undetermined territories. A lucky few would reach their destination, but most chase mirages their entire life.
Throughout our travels, we feel our weight, our size amongst the vast universe, and realize how small and meaningless we are. Like a Colossus looking down at us taunting, but in a way encouraging us.
Maybe our destination wasn't the arcadia we heard so much about, but the Oasis we stopped along our journey.