help me find the meaning : first push up a hill

[Toxic]

what is the meaning of "the first push up a hill" in this sentence :

in fact, however, an act of civil disobedience, like any move towards reform, is more like the first push up a hill.

 

[SoothingDave]

Start at the bottom of a hill. Try to push a large object, like a boulder, up the hill.

 

[BobK]

And for extra credit, look up Sisyphus. ;-)

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[Toxic]

thanks a lot.
so, you mean that "the first" has no role ?

 

[SoothingDave]

thanks a lot.
so, you mean that "the first" has no role ?

No. The first push is the first push.

Before that, you weren't doing anything to advance towards your goal.

Civil disobedience is the first push towards reform.