Someone today mentioned that they were told earlier to envision offering salaat like creating a wall, and every completed salaat would be like placing a brick on the developing wall. Moreover, every missed prayer would be tantamount to destroying that entire wall, and thus, having to start again. The person said that it's this image that's really stuck with him over all these years. He said he wants to keep building the wall and doesn't want to see it ever fall.
I thought it was pretty cool.
Worthless thoughts