An Ancient Riddle...
"The key to life and death is everywhere to be found, but if you do not find it in your own house, you will find it nowhere.
Yet, it is before everyone's eyes; no one can live without it; everyone has used it. The poor usually possess more of it than the rich; children play with it in the streets. The meek and uneducated esteem it highly, but the privileged and learned often throw it away. When rejected, it lies dormant in the bowels of the earth. It is the only thing from which the Philosopher's Stone can be prepared, and without it, no noble metal can ever be created. What is it?"
Here is one possible interpretation, posted on Yahoo! Answers a decade ago by madhuace...
Life's just like a treadmill. No matter how fast you go or how hard you try, you'll sometimes never get anywhere. It's like riding a fast rollercoaster blindfolded. There will be ups and downs, and you won't know when there will be sharp turns..you won't even know when it'll end.
Life's like a book. Every page is a mystery..but you're the one in charge of the pen. When things go wrong, life is like an hour glass. Sooner or later the sand hits rock bottom, but all you have to do is be patient and wait for someone to just turn everything around. It's like walking in the snow. Be careful with the steps you take because every footprint will show. Making a mistake doesn't matter..what matters is how determined you are to fix it. But remember, a mistake is like writing on a foggy window..no matter how hard you try to cover it up, if you look close enough it's still there.
Life isn't about how you love & who you hurt ; it's about keeping your trust, it's about what you say & what you mean, it's about judgements you pass & why, it's about jealousy, fear, & revenge, but most of all it's about using your life to touch or poison other peoples hearts in a way that could have never occured alone..
Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances, you just have to live life to the fullest. laugh as much as you can, spend all your money, tell someone what they mean to you, tell someone off, speak out, dare to be different, dance in the pouring rain, hold someones hand, comfort a friend, pig out, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, & smile till your face hurts. don't be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all, live in the moment because when you look back someday, knowing you have no regrets its going to be what makes you smile.
Life isn't a destination, it's a journey. We all come upon unexpected curves and turning points, everything that happens to us shapes who we are becoming, and in the adventure of each day we discover the important things in life and why they are important.
^ a little something I have about life =)
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