At this rate it doesn't seem much like anyone will. To take your message as metaphorical, literal, as literary or as poetic. The only clue is that one person has been close but there's almost 15 posts before that, and to go through and analyze every single thing to expand on the idea, posting out the list of ideas and meanings and changes to it, would be kind of insane. And would throw some twelve thousand character posts in here.

"A door to a house is vital, however, if one does not build stairs then the door is pointless. In order for the door to be useful, stairs must follow."

The door symbolizes opportunity, like opening a new door. The stairs symbolize the steps it takes to reach what that opportunity can lead to. Opening a door without planning ahead is useless, which is why the stairs must follow the door.

As QC says, it's unlikely anyone ever will, however you should therefore let the competition remain a failure on our part. Perhaps someday you'll get an answer.

Agree with QC and wpegg, however don't remove the stairs just yet, 'cause otherwise someone who can solve your riddle/puzzle then may not be able to reach that door which open up to your gift :-)

For clarity's sake, I'm going to flesh out my previous comment, because I think I'm close.

"A door to a house is vital, however, if one does not build stairs then the door is pointless. In order for the door to be useful, stairs must follow."

The door symbolizes opportunity, like "opening a new door." It's similar to the phrase, as one door closes, another opens. Basically the door in this proverb opens the house of opportunity.

The stairs symbolize the steps it takes to reach what that opportunity can lead to. Without being able to take steps to reach what the opportunity leads to is useless. Having an opportunity that doesn't give you any direction is useless.

The door is the gateway of the opportunity, and the stairs are the direction the opportunity will take you, and the 2nd floor of the house would be the end result.

Also thanks for the giveaway!

Edit: Part of my wants to say this is right, but it has to be applied to giving someone an opportunity. If you open the door for someone, you should lay out some sort of path for them to follow after you open that door, or it won't do anything.

You don't like single storey houses.

Yeah I have no idea. If nobody gets it, will you give us the answer? I'm curious about what it is :)

Another bit of goofiness with this, there are a bunch of posts that are pretty close and similar to each other. I've seen two or three posts in here that are almost the same as mine on this page.

I can only imagine what the answer is supposed to be. We've had some even go the spiritual route, and guessing from the bump we've all gone backwards away from the target.

In the interest of insanity, another try I guess.

The door is a lie. NO!!!! The stairs are. NO!!!! The door is part of a game show and you take the stairs to get up on stage. Best, solution, ever.

All your doors are belong to stairs!!!

But the fun's just begun! After this i've Got 4 even more challenging riddles along with giveaways!

I was thinking for a while over this and...
a) "a door to a house is vital" - yes, every house needs an entrance - in other case it is just "a box": you can be inside but can not go out, or in. Also, an entrance needs a door for safety - you can select who can go in or out.
b) "stairs must follow" - well, weird word, "follow" - can be understood as "after" - "after door" - but stairs after door? in house? rather not. I think this "stairs must follow" means "stairs must be next thing to build", and not really "after door" nor "inside house" - I think stairs are "outside". If they "must be" it means our house is somewhere high or low - I think rather "high", because if "low" then you can still jump in without stairs.

So, what we have here: "I" am at "house" which is somewhere "high", it has some "door" and "stairs" are leading down.

In reality - it could be house on the tree, mountain, it can be also mentioned lighthouse. But it all can be too easy rather too guess? So it needs to be some other meaning. As one of others "door" can represent some "point to aim". A way to it can be hard and leading up so that way is called "stairs". To reach "the door", we need to know where is it first. Then we can go in this direction "by stairs".

no the next 4 are riddles, puzzles and Decyphrable messages, i was just been general.

lol......I'm just putting random guesses, since the generic answers have been quite well stated by other people already.

I see numerous variants here. Just one of them
"A birth to a life is vital, however, if one does not grow (physically/mentally etc) then the birth is pointless. In order for the birth to be useful, growth must follow. "

I cant agree with all your words. To me there are no pointless births. ;)