Life is a Banquet to Enjoy Fully
Imagine a banquet spread out before you, with every kind of food you can imagine. Everything is beautifully presented, quantities are unlimited, and you can have anything that you desire and as much of it as you want. Before you get to the table of food, however, you must choose the plate on which you will place the food. The plates available to you are in a variety of sizes, from a very small plate to a large platter.
The plate that you choose determines how much of the food from the banquet that you will be able to put on your plate.
Even if they are starving, some people will choose the smallest plate, thinking that they do not deserve more than that.
Others will choose a small plate because they are afraid that people will think they are greedy.