Question

is life compared to a boat? how do the men overload their boat of life? how does it affect them in the long run?

Answer 1

Yes, life is compared to a boat. According to Jerome, just as people carry lots of things on boat and do not use them even once, in life also people carry many complications and make their lives troublesome. Thus they overload their boat of life. They make their lives complex and have a tough time in the long run. It becomes difficult for them to pull off their lives. He suggests that we all should let our boat of life be light, packed with only what we need like a homely home and simple pleasures.