The Incredible Orange

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Aside from all the math that I had to use in order to understand alot of the concepts that I've learned over the years, the one very simple tool that I was taught to use the most was the concept of the orange.



An orange has three parts.

The peel. This is the outer part. Hard. Not to be eaten. Can be seen as the orange's "container", but in relation to the fruit can be seen as evil.

The middle part. This part is that white part between the peel and the edible part. That can be eaten or discarded. In other words, it depends what you do with it; in a sense in and of itself it's neutral.

The meat! The fleshy part that is actually eaten.

Quite often, in life, we mistake the peel for the actual meat! Or in search for the meat, we are misled into accepting the peel.

In life, almost everything can fall into the concept of The Orange. For example:
* People (The Peel =wicked, untrue friends who hoover around and attach to you to draw from your God-given goodness. Middle = your attempt at pleasing them. Meat = your goodness)

* Action (The Peel = hurting someone. The Middle = not sure. The Meat = helping someone)

* Emotion (The Peel = mocking, scoffing. The Middle = being light headed. The Meat = Joy)

* Spiritual (The Peel = A demn. The Middle = An Angel (one that just fulfills an order). The Meat = An Angel (one that is created from a good deed that was done))