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@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ There are two reasons for a component to render:
 
 ### Initial render {/*initial-render*/}
 
+The initial render in React is like making customers comfortable when they arrive by offering them water before they ask for anything.
+
 When your app starts, you need to trigger the initial render. Frameworks and sandboxes sometimes hide this code, but it's done by calling [`createRoot`](/reference/react-dom/client/createRoot) with the target DOM node, and then calling its `render` method with your component:
 
 <Sandpack>