The pot roast parable

One day a woman made a pot roast. Her kids noticed that every time she made one, she cut it in half. Her kids finally asked her why she always cut the roast in half when she cooked it, none of their friends' moms did that. She said, "Well that's how pot roasts are cooked." Then she went to her mother and said, "Mom, why do you always cut your pot roast in half when you cook it." She said, "Well dear, that's how you cook a pot roast." Then the grandmother asked her mother. The great grandmother replied, "I had to cut it in half because my pan was too small to fit the whole pot roast." Hmmm, it's funny how we hold on to traditions without ever stopping to ask why we do what we do. Makes ya think...