The Core Apple Appeal
From crunching to sipping goodness.
I'm not a fan of apple fruits.
...Yet I really like apple juice. And apple pie. And I particularly love the scent of ripened apples.
But aren't those still 'apple' (albeit transformed)?
Why does my response to apple derivatives differ so greatly from my response to their source?
I see lessons, in that:
Good things may still be unpalatable to those without the palate for it.
The core essence of something is separate from its (present) outer form.
What's worth the squeeze can (and should) be extracted of its core, and be reduced/transformed into something else of worth.
This metaphor should extend to many aspects of life - books, music, people, ideas - whatever your particular contextual 'apple' may be.