Seeing the stairs that were always there at Hanami

I went for a walk with a great friend of mine. We wanted to watch the cherry blossom but only the not fruit bearing trees were actually there. Anyways we walked through a wonderful stretch of greenery a long park-ish place that I walked only once before even though its between my home and my work.

The first time I walked the whole way the sun shine and I needed to get a spare shoe from my work (where I stored one pair). I couldnt work then because my hand & my wrist were in pain every time I started doing hobbys, working or cooking. So the only thing that was left for me was walking and listing to THE EXPANSE Series, which is very good. I walked with my headphones in my ears the entire way in a surprising "Oh what is this and how do I get there" state of mind. I really tried to be positive and what can I say it worked.

backstory

Since I was a child I had a couple of periods where I couldnt walk and sometimes needed a wheelchair. I hated little ornamental steps that could have been a ramp since it meant that I needed to get up, get help from a loved one (who else carries a wheelchair up the stairs) and I half jumped with one walking assistant wand (idk whats it called in english) up the stairs.

Why am I telling you this? Simply because my great friend decided to take their bike with them. For no real reason and to my suprise they carried it through. Every time we saw a step we needed to think and they sometimes needed to carry it. I was baffled by their willingness to carry through with a stupid idea and also to me a former wheelchair user complety forgetting the abysmal number of steps required.

end of story

Sometimes we gain a lense to see the world and sometimes we can take it of and only notice it abcense when we are forced back into it.

PS: Hanami japanese for looking at blossom especially of the cherry