2. River (Learning)
Life was like a river.
The education system on the island was meagre at best. Most of the lessons were aimed at the homebred children; the ones that depended on the prosperity of isle for their own future liveliness. So a lot of the intelligence was enriched with farming philosophy. Life is like a river; a constant flow. Sometimes the current will catch you off guard with deadly consequence. You must always be wary and thankful of natures will. He bought recipe books and those on greater histories.
If life was a river he wondered why he was standing still.
