Life is like...fill in the blank.

10.) Life is like...a lifeboat full of cannibals and you're the only vegan.
9.) Life is like...a trainwreck you can see, but can't avoid.
8.) Life is like...a series of really bad choices that sometimes work out.
7.) Life is like...a book you have to read in school, but you already know the ending.
6.) Life is like...a practice in gluttony.
5.) Life is like...an exercise in patience and the virtues of not moving.
4.) Life is like...a swimming pool: full of water, but useless until you learn to swim.
3.) Life is like...a beautiful, disturbing painting that you have to study but can't bear to look at.
2.) Life is like...a futile trip to the grocery store to find a rare tea.
1.) Life is like...a new pair of shoes. Just about the time you get them broken in, it's time for a new pair.