人生も階段によく例えられます。一段一段上っていく姿は、成長と同じ。
時には上るのに疲れて立ち止まったり、時には下ったり・・・一人では上り続けられなくても、誰か（友人やパートナー）と一緒だと頑張れることもあります。
そして、階段の高さによって見える景色も異なります。
例えば、低層だと単なる石に見えていた景色も、階段を上り切ったら、写真のように綺麗な石庭が見えた時、「よくここまで来たな」と自分を褒めてあげられるでしょう。
成功を手にしたからですね。しかし上り切らなくても、綺麗な景色は見られますし、諦めず上り続ける仲間がいるとそれだけでも楽しい時間って、あるものですけどね。
【A beautiful sight awaits you once you reach your goal】
Let’s talk about life with this photo, okay? Going up and down the stairs, isn’t it like life? At the start of your journey, there is this eagerness to continue going up to reach the goal as soon as possible. However, halfway through a long winding stair, you’d start to question yourself depression and anxiety sets in. You notice how the rock, that’s just in your line of sight. You sigh to yourself and feel like you can’t go further anymore. However, by that time your friends have caught up with you. They push you, re-energize you do go further. Not only friends, but partners or strangers that are walking up the same path. This scenario repeats again and again until you reach the top.
Now, take a look at this photo. Remember that scene when the rock was still at your line of sight. It has transformed into something else, after reaching your goal, you see a beautiful rock garden. That’s something you won’t see if you didn’t push through. You praise yourself, “Hey you! Look at that you’ve finally reached your goal! You succeeded!”.
But, I don’t think that’s the only form of success though. If you didn’t enjoy those moments walking together and knowing those who were with you during your journey, it probably wouldn’t be as fulfilling. I mean, going up the stairs of life with someone is already a form of goal and that’s a form of success, too. Having fun while we can is also a goal.
【爬到高处才能看到的景色】
人生也会经常被比喻成楼梯。一步一步爬楼梯的样子，就像人的成长一样。有时候中途感觉很累，休息一会儿。有时候发生什么问题，会走下坡路…一个人爬楼梯比较困难，有些人感觉爬不动了，但是如果跟朋友们、或者爱人一起的话，可以继续更努力地向上爬。
还有，每层楼梯的高度，都有不一样的景色。
比如说，在低的地方看到的只是普通的石头而已，而到达高处的时候才能看到，比如说像照片里一样漂亮的庭院。这时候，你会夸奖自己说，终于来到了这里！这是你的成功。
但是，放心吧。还没到达的地点也有漂亮的景色。如果有一起陪伴你攀登的朋友们，这表示你们可以过得很愉快！这也是很好的人生吧。