stay strong and focused

We once went to an old plantation museum near New Orleans and they told us the origin of the carved pineapples you see on the wooden headboards of antique beds. When you first came to visit you were given a pineapple, a rare treat, and when you had stayed there a bit too long they gave you a second pineapple, meaning, here's your gift, what's your hurry, don't let the door hit you on the butt.