Lemons, cont'd

(a continuation of "Life and Lemons")

...But no matter which lemon you pick, it's only a matter of time before the rind turns wrinkly, the flesh turns dry, and the yellow turns moldy. Because everything, no matter how fresh, juicy, plump--and full of potential--it initially seems, comes to an end, and that is the sour reality.

And that is why, while you must be aware of and heed limits, you don't just stop picking. Once your basket has emptied of the best lemon(s) you have ever picked, once your glass has emptied of the best lemonade you have ever squeezed--you smack your lips and "mmm" in satisfaction of what you just had, rub your hands together and "hmm" in preparation of what you can have. And you go out and stand in the middle of the down-sloping hill again, bracing yourself for whatever tumbles down from the top.

Why don't you simply accept that what you just had was the peak of your existence and stop hogging up space on that hill? Because, assuming that lemons are the only source of nutritional fluids (notwithstanding artificial sweetening) available, your thirst will become overwhelming. If everybody were to stop picking lemons, then there would be no progress, especially in terms of individual satisfaction. Life would be stagnant, with everybody having become complacent about where they are, what they have done. Soon, that empty glass will be marked with the murkiness of undesired water spots rather than the meniscus of enticing lemonade; soon, that empty basket will be filled with the bundles of sneeze-inducing dust rather than the harvest of mouth-watering lemons. Meanwhile, the bottom of the hill will be scattered with unpicked, un-squeezed, un-taken lemons, all gone to waste because you decided to let some perfectly good--albeit some better than others, of course--lemons go to waste, because you let them roll right down the spot where you should have been standing. What a shame.

So, don't settle for an empty glass or even a bad glass (of lemonade). Live your individual freedom, optimize your individual satisfaction: don't stop picking lemons.


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