Nicely written. Your analogies remind me of a book you might like called "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". There are some parallels there for sure!
https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-Maintenance-text-only-Pirsig/dp/B004RCC5AA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1515647103&sr=8-2&keywords=zen+and+the+art+of+motorcycle+maintenance
Resteemed :)