Symphony.

Trying to keep oneself from feeling is like trying to contain a spider in a cup; the spider will relentlessly climb up the cup walls and you'll find yourself constantly rotating and flicking the cup to keep it in. Okay, perhaps that was a bad analogy. There's a reason why cliches become cliches - because they hold elements of truth.

Let's try it again. Trying to keep oneself from feeling is like holding water in an unwaxed paper cup. Sooner or later the water soaks through, and the paper breaks.

The bible talks about building a house on sand. When strong winds come, the house crashes. Foundation's important - build a house on solid rock and not on sand, says the Lord our God.

I should stop trying to run marathons drunk. Or launch off floating driftwood in a swamp.

Excuse me for now though, while I go retch in a canal.