Some of you may have once heard the story of the “City Mouse and the Country Mouse,” one of Aesop’s well-known tales. In the story, two mice have very different assessments of the world, and different preferences of how to live in it. The two meet up and exchange greetings and perspectives. The country mouse invites his cousin from the city to visit him in the country. But upon visiting, the city mouse is disappointed with having to hunt for his dinner and eat sparingly. The city mouse explains that he lives in a plushy home with plenty of cakes and ale each and every day. The country mouse therefore comes to visit his cousin the city mouse. Sure enough, he lays eyes on what appears to be a tremendous feast of bread, cheese, fruits, and grains. But no sooner do they sit down to eat, that a…