Hurricane as Metaphor

Life is about as predictable as a hurricane. Through modern technology, satelites, doppler, infrared imaging, etc. we know it's coming, but until it actually arrives we don't know where it will land or how destructive it will be. Life is like that.

We know from a very early age that life comes and goes. As small children we witness the loss of pets - turtles, goldfish, dogs. Sometimes children lose parents or witness their own parents losing a parent or another family member. We always know death is there, we just don't know when or how close it's going to hit us.

Not all hurricanes cause death and destruction. Not all deaths cause loss of life. Sometimes dreams die, or opportunities, or relationships. Sometimes it's easier to pick up and move on after that kind of death. Sometimes it's harder. It depends on how attached we are to what we have lost and how willing we are to let it blow away.

Picasso said, "Reality is to be found in lightness and darkness." So are hurricanes and so is life. The transitions are tough sometimes, the calm before the storm, the loud, violent winds and rain, the return of the calm, even after the most horrible of hurricanes, even after the most devastating deaths and losses. If you stay, and it doesn't kill you, it will pass. That's the cycle of life.