Eat the cake and still have it?
<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="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="too">too</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>?</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="Teachers">Teachers</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="incompatible">incompatible</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Moms">Moms</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="too">too</span>”, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. “<span word="Cake">Cake</span>” <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="precious">precious</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="cake">cake</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="real">real</span>. <span word="Visualize">Visualize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span>: “<span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span> (<span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>).”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gobble">gobble</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="now">now</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>).</p><p><span word="Can">Can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="Won">Won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="Can">Can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="invitingly">invitingly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> – <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p>
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