An Analogy of Life

Some random draft I started in April and never completed to my complete satisfaction. I hope you know what a swimming pool is.

Life is like swimming in a pool of water with no end in sight. Other people swim in the same pool as you. Some swim slower than you; Some zip by you. A couple will swim with you for a time, then move on in new directions. Some will try to cut into your lane, some will push you, some will cheer you, some will jeer you. But in the end, it’s just the water and yourself.

Like any normal pool, there are lines painted on the bottom by helpful people that demarcate lanes for each swimmer. You can choose to follow them, but nothing stops you from swimming out of your lane or even perpendicularly to it. Some of the most interesting things happen when you swim horizontally.

On an unrelated note, how many of these songs can you recognize?