Life is so unpredictable that the world may end before you finish dinner. It would be a shame if you ate your vegetables, but didn't have time for chocolate cake. So eat dessert first. If the world ends, at least you got your cake.
That's good advice! And to think I've been forcing myself to eat the potatoes first all my life! Well, that's over. I'm an adult now for crying out loud.
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