Life is Like A...Pt 1

I was driving the other day (well not a big surprise cause I always seem to be in my car) and I was thinking about life.  All too often I have compared life to various objects. I think this will be something that will be a recurring theme on this blog.  I think this idea started back in college when I wrote a paper comparing life to the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop (but that is another post).  This one is how life is like riding a motorcycle....

I recently had my first (and only) experience with riding on a motorcycle (riding not driving).  This for some random reason was something I had always wanted to do but never really had the opportunity to do so.  So a friend of a friend had his Harley with him and we got to talking.  I was rather impressed with it (it was a beautiful bike (not sure you can say a Harley is beautiful but I will cause this is my blog after all :))  and actually hopped on it (it was parked at this time).  So I asked if I could have a ride on it and he was like sure...the only problem is that I only have one helmet (and I was not going to ride helmetless)  So we went to an area where it would be safe for him to not wear a helmet (well its not safe to not wear one for anyone but he was willing to risk himself for my safety).  Well little did I know what this experience would hold.  First of all....I burnt my leg and 3 weeks later it is still healing.  But overall the experience of it all even though it was short was worth the scar that will probably be on my leg.  So you are probably asking how I am relating this all to life...well here it comes (remember I said you may have to put up with random utterings).

Life is Like Riding a motorcycle...

• it is something that can be exhilarating and exciting while being scary at the same time.   life has so many unexpected things that can be scary at the time but once you jump into it (or in the case of a motorcycle on it) its all too often more exciting then you ever expected.  
• the speed is inconsistent...it seems like just like life a motorcycle can go at great speeds or slow jaunts.  Both speeds can be nice for different reasons.  sometimes the fast pace of life is great other times it is too fast and things are over in the blink of an eye.  Likewise, there are times when its nice to savour the slow and steady pace and take things in or its too slow and you just want it to go faster.  
• it can be painful...life is never pain free whether it is physical or emotional pain.  but in time all pains can and will be healed one way or another. 

Okay....well I had more the other day when I was driving i am sure i will come up with more at a later date and will add that and new ones...my brain has kinda lost its focus with this blog...which must mean it is too long!  ;)