Enigma (e-nig’-ma): Obscuring one’s meaning by presenting it within a riddle or by means of metaphors that purposefully challenge the reader or hearer to understand.
Hey! Stop! Stay where you are and listen to my riddle:
“The more you take, the more you leave behind.”
What’s the answer to this riddle?
It’s footsteps: the more you take the more you leave behind.
Okay, be patient, I’m getting to my point and here it is:
When you come in after playing outside in the snow, stay on the tiled entryway until you’ve taken off your boots! Then, when you step into the living room, walk across its carpet into the kitchen, and grab a snack out of the refrigerator, all you’ll leave behind will be steps–not snowy, slushy or muddy footprints.
So, take the necessary step (ha ha): take off your boots before you step on the living room carpet.
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).