There was a pair of brothers who lived on the 80th floor of an apartment building. One day, they returned from a trip to find that the building had a power outage. Despite carrying heavy luggage, they had no other choice. The older brother suggested, "Let's just take the stairs." So, the two of them began climbing with their large bags.
By the 20th floor, they started to feel tired. The older brother said, "The bags are too heavy. Let's leave them here for now and come down by elevator after the power is restored to pick them up." So, they left their luggage on the 20th floor, felt much lighter, and continued climbing. They chatted and laughed as they went up, but this didn't last long. By the 40th floor, both were exhausted. Realizing they had only climbed halfway, they began to blame each other, accusing the other of not paying attention to the building's power outage notice, which had led to this predicament. They continued climbing while quarreling, eventually reaching the 60th floor.
At the 60th floor, they were too tired to even argue. The younger brother said to his older brother, "Let's stop fighting. Let's just finish the rest." So, they silently continued to climb. Finally, they reached the 80th floor! Excitedly, they arrived at their apartment door, only to discover that their keys were still left in the bags on the 20th floor...
Some say that this story actually reflects our lives: Before the age of 20, we live under the expectations of our families and teachers, carrying heavy burdens of pressure. Being immature and lacking in ability, our steps are naturally unsteady. After 20, we escape these pressures, shed our burdens, and fully pursue our dreams, spending 20 years happily. However, by the age of 40, realizing that youth has passed, we inevitably feel regret and remorse, starting to complain about this, regret that, and resent the other... Thus, we spend 20 years complaining. By 60, realizing that little time remains in life, we tell ourselves to stop complaining and cherish the remaining days, quietly spending our twilight years. Only at the end of our lives do we realize there was something we never completed... It turns out that all our dreams were left behind in our youth at 20, and we never got the chance to fulfill them...
