Differing circumstances and outlooks affect the way people describe life, with most using the word “journey” to sum up the experience.
The responses … were provided to participants and are well-known life metaphors from Western culture. For example, life as a journey is from Homer’s Odyssey (and the Epic of Gilgamesh should also be credited as well). Life as a battle is Homer’s Iliad. Life as the seasons is from Ecclesiastes and ascribed to King Solomon. Life as a race is from St. Paul. And life as a performance or play is from The Bard – Shakespeare.
Of the seven terms used most commonly, the word “dream” does not feature. Life is but a dream, no?
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