Friday, September 11, 2009

Sharing some analogies

The first one. A friend asked me what it was like to be in a plane. And this is what I said:
Being in a plane is like being in a rollercoaster and driving a car at the same time. It is noisy but you can see the world around you. And then theres the turbulance, it will make your stomach drop and take your breath away. But that is my favorite part, the turbulance. That, and the clouds. When you are in a plane its like the clouds are the ground and you are floating on an invisible ocean on top or in between the layers. I always want to reach my hands out and grab some of the cloud. Just because its right there. I always day dream of laying on a cloud and watching as the world goes by. Being in a plane for me is the most natural, most soothing thing in the world. It is where I am at my most peaceful.

As for the second analogy.
Life is like a song. Not necessarily a song with lyrics but the instrumental part of a song.
For a song, it needs all the elements of music before it sounds right, before it can come together. Life needs lots of key elements too.
But once the elements are together there is a great song, just as every life has a story.
So the song will start out with something simple, maybe one instrument, but then it gets more complicated which is what reflects the hard parts of life, and in between the addition of the instruments and the changing of the tempo you get a feel for how a life story is going to flow, there are some things that are predictable but just when you get comfortable the music changes again, maybe there is another instrument added, maybe one is gone, but nonetheless instruments, like people throughout our lives, will come and go. And then something will happen, it doesnt have to be loud, or big, but something will happen, and the song will come to a close, and right before the song ends, it becomes less complicated- its like a death, whether peaceful, with loved ones, or with the resounding crash of a disaster.

So heres to the love of flying, and finding your own life's song!

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