Forest Gump may think that life is like a box of chocolates but I think of it more like a fruit cake, a traditional old English rich fruitcake.
Life is made up of many different parts, experiences and challenges, just like a fruit cake,
The fruit is like the chewy bits of life that you can get your teeth into and then reap the reward of the rich fruit flavours, of course some bit are a bit chewier than others, and some have more or less flavour but it is the diversity that gives substance to your life.
The nuts are those hard little bits of life, some of which you think are so hard as to break your teeth, some that leave that bitter taste in your mouth, and some that just add fibre to a bland diet.
The cherry’s are those precious moments, finding the love of your life, the birth of a child, the achievements that fill you will pride. The bits you want to show off to all, that your slice of the cake is better for having cherry’s in it.
The cake mixture that is made from butter, eggs and flour are like the love, faith and hope that binds our lives together, giving it substance and making it whole.
And the icing??
Well the icing on the top of the cake is of course sex, the crowning glory, the elation and molding of 2 into 1 if only a few brief but ecstatic seconds.
And we all know what happens if you have the icing without the cake, yes it tastes good, but it soon melts away and very soon you’re hungry again because it lacks the substance to sustain life with its complex balance of requirements.
So life is more like a fruit cake, enjoy it and the icing together!
