Life is like trying to keep your skin moisturized.
Life is like exercising.
Life is like school.
Miss a day or two and it's like all the hard work you did in the beginning is gone. Ultimately, you did nothing. You're back on Day One and you gotta work your way to the top again.
Which (on pessimistic days) get you thinking like, "Why even bother doing all these things in the first place anyway?"
Once you start something and keep at it, it becomes routine. Routine rarely gets recognition, but once you stop or fall or fail, that gets remembered forever.
Aye, I'm arguing with myself again. It's just a matter of perspective and right now, I guess I'm not feeling so positive.