Am I Wrong?

Paris, Ontario

August 20, 2024

Packing up and getting ready to head west. Suffering from indecision as there are several routes I could take and I’m having trouble deciding. I am leaning toward heading into Michigan and going up to the UP to cut over westward. While Canada feels like the US in some ways, I do feel as though I am in a foreign country. I’m disappointed that my adventure muscle seems to have atrophied.

I received the following blog post yesterday. The author seems to think a metaphor is when you compare things using like or as. But that’s a simile, right?

The Worst Metaphor for Life You've Ever Read

Life advice is like clothing. Try it on and if it doesn’t fit, discard it and try something else.

And when you grow, don’t be surprised when the old advice needs to be changed out for the new.

Like clothing, when you finish with a piece of advice that no longer fits, don’t throw it away, pass it on to someone else that it might fit.

We’re just going to keep this clothing metaphor going. Like clothing, bad quality advice will only last a few weeks, while high quality advice will last a lifetime.

Like clothing, some advice quickly goes out of style, while other advice is timeless.

Is it over yet? Is it safe to come out? Is the clothing metaphor finally gone?

Like poorly-made clothing… even when you throw away bad advice, it just sits in the landfill and destroys the environment for everybody else.

Oh my god, I think it’s finally over… or wait… like clothing, when you strip yourself of all prescriptive behaviors and norms, who are you really, but a naked soul, bared to the world?