Metaphorically Speaking

by Luther Reads

"When I was a kid, I thought quicksand would be a much bigger problem."

That's the text of a meme that comically rings true to me and so many others who grew up in the 80s and 90s. It was the TV shows, right? Quicksand was everywhere, and I watched with great concern, hoping to learn what to do and what not to do in preparation for the inevitable day when I would have to be rescued, or rescue someone else, from quicksand.

Fast forward 30 years, and I haven't come across any quicksand. Sadly, I probably never will. But I now accept that the quicksand was a metaphor for the very real struggles that we face in life. Quicksand can come out of nowhere, just like so many of life's problems. You need help from a friend to get out of quicksand. Need I say more?

These are just some of the many lessons that quicksand, as a metaphor, can help us to understand.

Oh, the stories in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible are also metaphors.

*cue the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song*

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About the Author:

Luther Reads doesn't like long walks on the beach. He likes swimming in the fucking ocean that's literally right there!