A smart girl roughly phrased the essence of sensibility as realising which battles to fight, realising where the public needs to work hard to achieve consensus and freedom from contradiction.
Silly anomalies and other brain-busting irregularities or contradictions always exist in the law, in a culture, in a family, in a relationship; we just have to concentrate our efforts on picking the right battles to fight.
A simple message, but one which every 15 year old should hear, and most 21 year olds need reminding of every now and then.
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In fantasy, the princess kisses frogs, which turn in to princes.
In real life, the princess kisses the prince, who then turns in to a frog. Sorry girls.
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