A phrase from the radio — climb and climb, and you are still at the foot of the mountain — struck me deeply at fifty-five. Rather than discouraging me, it reminds me that learning lasts a lifetime and growth never has to stop.
| ふもと | ふもと | foot of a mountain |
| たどり着く | たどりつく | to finally arrive at |
| 課題 | かだい | challenge, task |
| 成長する | せいちょうする | to grow, to develop |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう | summit, top |
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