Cream of the crop?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crop">crop</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>: “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="assessment">assessment</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="modesty">modesty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>, <span word="go">go</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> 40 <span word="something">something</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="awareness">awareness</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="younger">younger</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="youngster">youngster</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="along">along</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldsters">oldsters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crop">crop</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>.</p><p><span word="Cream">Cream</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foamy">foamy</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="always">always</span> “<span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>”. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Mavens">Mavens</span>’ <span word="Word">Word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> (<span word="June">June</span> 8, 2001) <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="milkiest">milkiest</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>”:</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lactose">lactose</span>-<span word="tolerant">tolerant</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="prehistory">prehistory</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span>, <span word="sweetest">sweetest</span>, <span word="choicest">choicest</span> <span word="part">part</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milkiest">milkiest</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>; <span word="its">its</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="essence">essence</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxurious">luxurious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="desirable">desirable</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="skimmed">skimmed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relished">relished</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="whipped">whipped</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="butter">butter</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="quintessential">quintessential</span> <span word="representative">representative</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.</p>
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