Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond.  What does this phrase truly mean?  Everyone in life aspires to move up, to get better, to reach a higher level than the one they are at.  For all these things, that denotes progress and success, but does it capture the phrase, Above and Beyond?  I don’t think so.  The reason Above…

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