Dreams can feel so far away, and the road to them can be difficult.
Even so, I keep my eyes on what lies above me.

I’ve reached out my hand and reached for that dream again and again.
I wanted to see the view from the very top.

Of course, it hasn’t always been an easy journey.

Sometimes, you fall.
Sometimes, you can feel like you’re falling straight down.

There are moments when everything you’ve built, little by little,
can come crashing down in an instant.

Sometimes, you can be so afraid that your whole body trembles.
Even then, I never want to let fear take hold of my heart.

I’ve made it this far because of all the feelings, memories, and dreams
I’ve connected together, one by one.

The people I’ve met.
The words people have shared with me.
The voices that pushed me forward when I was close to giving up.

All of it has brought me to where I am today.

And when I finally reached that place,
the view before me was even more beautiful than I had imagined.

A sky filled with stars of every color, shining above me.

For a moment, I wondered,
“Is this the very top?”

But I think I already know the answer.

Reaching the top doesn’t mean the journey is over.

There is still something beyond it.

Every road I’ve traveled,
every wall I’ve climbed over,
everything I’ve experienced along the way—

it all leads me toward the next place.

So I’ll look up again.

Where should I go next?

Somewhere I’ve never seen before.

I’ll keep climbing over each wall, one by one,
and keep moving forward, one step at a time.

And this time, I want to be the one who gives someone else the courage to keep going.

If you’re lost, I’ll guide you.
If you don’t know which way to go,
I’ll help you find the path together.

Toward the view you want to see,
I’ll lead you there.

And someday, when you look back,

I don’t want you to think,
“That was when I tried the hardest.”

I want you to be able to say,

“This is the best it’s ever been.”

One day, I’ll reach that big dream, too.

So keep watching.

I’m still reaching higher.

And someday,
I want to show you the view that I found beyond it all.

Let’s go somewhere
neither of us has ever seen before.

心晴れるまで

土屋梨沙