Stairway of Life

She didn’t know why but she had to keep going.  She just knew that the goal was to reach the top.  With every step she grew more tired than the step before.  It seemed as if she had been climbing forever.  When she felt like giving up a force that she couldn’t explain came out of nowhere and pushed her ahead.  There were voices all around her all saying the same exact thing over and over again. “Don’t stop you have to keep going”.  Although she had no idea how far she had to go she kept forging ahead.  The stairs appeared to be endless.  However, she refused to look back. 

The overwhelming ringing was
beginning to drown out the voices.
She didn’t know where it was coming from but it was
getting louder with every ring. Then without any explanation
she found herself at the bottom of the staircase.  The very staircase she had
been struggling to climb.  All of her efforts had been in vain.  Her only option was to start again.

As she began to take the first step she had the urge to reach out.  There was something she couldn't see but knew was out there.  Then the telephone appeared and before she could say hello she heard an unfamiliar voice on the other end.  It whispered to her, “You have to keep going.  Don’t stop”.  Then there was a dial tone.
 

The climb was so much easier this time.  She got to the top before she knew it.  There was an old wooden door standing before her.  Her reward had to be waiting on the other side. . .  

 

“After climbing a great hill,

one only finds that there are many more hills to climb”-Nelson Mandela