Is There a Flood in Mythology?

There are messages written into this story that any human being alive can find value in. It spans across many different cultures and mythological works to symbolize, at a deeper level of those texts,. the cycle of death and rebirth that nature inevitably throws our way as human beings. Maybe it's not literally about a guy named noah that sacrifices animals to god to earn his favor. But maybe personal sacrifice is the only thing that can temper you into being the kind of person that isn't instantly ruined by events out of your control.