jigsaw puzzles

I have a friend who just loves puzzles - jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles etc. etc. She picked up the hobby when she was attached to an agency which requires her to fly often and she did her crossword puzzles while waiting for her flights. It helps to pass the time.

Me, on the other hand would do the puzzles only when there's really nothing else to do. A last resort to keep my sanity. And i prefer jigsaw puzzles. There's a sense of peace and achievement when you complete one. I don't know when i start comparing life or a person to jigsaw puzzles. It felt right somehow. To me, anyway.

Like jigsaw puzzles, a person will search for himself all through life, putting pieces of the jigsaw puzzle in its place everytime he found the right fit. You might start in the middle of the puzzle, or at the bottom, top or from the sides. It might be a slow process, or you might get lucky and complete a whole section fairly quickly. It may be exciting or boring at times, but you have to continue doing it to finish the puzzle, to get the whole picture.

The only catch is... the last piece could only be put in place when you die.... the jigsaw that is you and your life would be complete.