1) Identify or choose a concept which we understand through metaphor

Life is a journey

2) List all the phrases/expressions this metaphor

She travelled a long way in her life

On the road to success

She went (she died)

She came to this/she arrived at this (got to this stage in life)

The baby arrived at this time on this day

I have no direction in life

One must move on

3) Explain the way this particular metaphor structures our perceptions

A journey is one that does not necessarily have an end, or perhaps in better wording, does not have an end in the eyes of the person travelling, when they begin travelling. Life in many ways is similar to that, one does not know when their life will end and neither do they know what their life will bring. This metaphor is therefore valid and helps people all over the world bring the meaning of life closer to others around them, since everyone can relate to what a journey is.

4) Imagine a different way of conceptualizing this topic- or identify the similarities and differences in another language. How would that change our perception?

Life is a global privilege that people all over the world value, or should value, greatly. It is one thing to understand what life is, but another to live it. For that reason, many cultures and languages around the world have adopted this metaphor in their own ways. For example, Arabic also uses the same metaphor and similar connotations for different parts of life.