The document contains several short quotes that provide metaphors for life. Life is described as being like an ocean that can be calm or rough but is always beautiful, a bar of soap that can easily slip away, and a canvas that begins blank and is added to each day. Other metaphors state that life is like a book with new adventures on each page, a 1,000 page book that you want to quit halfway through but have more to look forward to, a party where some stay and some leave to clean up, a game of cards where your hand is dealt but you play it, and a taxi where the meter runs whether you are moving or not.

1. “Life is like an ocean. It can be calm and still or rough and rigid. But in the end it’s always beautiful.”

2. “Life is like a bar of soap, once you think you’ve got a hold of it, it slips away.”

3. “Life is like a canvas. It begins blank and every day is like another brush stroke.” "Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can."

4. "Life is like a book. Everyday has a new page with adventures to tell, things to learn and tales to remember." “Life is like a 1,000 page book. You want to quit halfway through, but then you realize you have a lot left to look forward to.”

5. “Life is like a party. You invite a lot of people; some go, some join you, some laugh with you, some didn’t come. But in the end, after the fun, there would be a few who would clean up the mess with you. And most of the time,those were the uninvited ones.”

6. "Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will."

7. "Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still."

8. "Life is like a maze in which you try to avoid the exit."