Surfing is kind of a good metaphor for the rest of life.
The extremely good stuff - chocolate and great sex and weddings and hilarious jokes - fills a minute portion of an adult lifespan.
The rest of life is the paddling: work, paying bills, flossing, getting sick, dying.
Saltwater Buddha: A Surfers Quest to Find Zen on the Sea (Large Print 16pt) (ed. 2010)