In order to get somewhere in life, you need to have a vision. The vision brings you to the table. Without a vision, you just do what everybody else does and you are just there. ↗
Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission. ↗
Often for hors d'oeuvres, I serve room temperature vegetables, something like that, so that the main course might be quite rich but the first course has balanced it out. ↗