Life flows like a river. It starts out quickly but with no depth, tumbling, rushing, cascading down. It picks up speed and intensity as it progresses. As time and distance pass however, it deepens and slows. The frenetic energy is gone but the power has increased, spreading out and providing for many. It then slowly rolls and winds it's way towards the sea where it will join every other river. The waters merge and become one. There is no new water so it returns to the mountaintop for yet another endless trip to the sea.