Picture an artichoke.  On the outside are the vegetable’s tough outer leaves, all arranged nicely, one overlapping the other in perfect symmetry, forming an attractive flower.    But at the end of each leaf is a sharp little pricker that can hurt you.  So, although it all looks great, there are parts that can cause some pain.  And, as you know, as you peel away the outside leaves of the vegetable, you get to smaller, more tender leaves inside.  These leaves are even sweeter, more delicate than the outside leaves because they’ve been protected.  As you go deeper into the artichoke, toward the center, you encounter the hairy ‘choke’ part that stands between the leaves (appearances) and the heart of the matter.  You have to discard that part before you can enjoy the best part:  the sweet meat of the heart.

That’s what making a change is like.  You’ve got to look at a number of layers, identifying and examining all the elements along the way and clearing out the yucky parts before we can get to the goodies.

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