Sailing, Life's Metaphor

 

I invite you to look at the above picture I created as a metaphor for life's journey. It's probably known by most people that have never driven a sailboat, that even if the wind and wave oppose where you want to go, if you are astute enough, you can set your sails to the opposing wind and wave and use the unstoppable opposing forces to go where you want to go, instead of letting the wind and wave dictate where you will go in reality.

Now look at the picture with a new insight as a metaphor for your personal life's journey. The sea is the reality that your personal life (sailboat) must navigate upon during your life and times. The winds and waves of your sea of reality are the unstoppable reality forces that will blow and roll to wherever they will go, be they friendly, neutral, or unfriendly. However, if you are astute enough, you can set your personal life sails (personal decisions and actions) in such a way to harness the unstoppable forces to go where you want to go, instead of letting the unstoppable life forces in reality dictate where you will go.

Hense the caption I wrote at the bottom of the picture, to wit:

So set your sail to wind and wave, To mount the unstoppable forces,

And ride your splendid advantage, To wherever your purpose advances.