Mechanical Apple by Gyazai Gyozo

"Life is like an endless staircase"

Life is like an endless staircase,
Descending, governed by gravity alone.
Time and life, unyielding and irreversible,
Pull us forward with no path to turn back.

Within this descent lies a quiet fear,
The weight of what cannot be undone.
Yet, alongside the chill of resignation,
A cold clarity emerges—a sharp truth:

To accept the staircase as it is,
To live the fleeting moment fully,
To find in surrender a quiet courage,
And step forward with trust in fate’s flow.

In this duality, life finds its rhythm—
A solemn urgency, a hopeful stride.
An endless fall, yet always moving forward.