Cooking, Wear Lessons Are Learned

Author’s Note: Hello everyone! It has been a while since I last uploaded new works on my WordPress. Fall 2021 semester has been very difficult for me so I haven’t had too much time to edit or even write creatively. But I remember that I had some works stashed away in my vault so I decided to upload these while I try to complete my other side projects. I hope you all are doing well and enjoy!

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Every time I cook, I remind myself of the life lessons
I’ve learned. I wear some of them physically,
emotionally, and mentally. Wildly enough, I think
about these lessons during the times when I cook. It
may be due to the amount of waiting cooking
requires. The sounds of chopping echos in my head
remind me of my first failed attempt at cooking.
The delicate meat was cooked too quickly on the
outside, leaving the inside raw and ugly. Just like
getting to the end without understanding the journey.
The smell of bacon, so fatty and delicious that it
makes me weep, I am reminded of the ancient times
when I didn’t have to worry about food. A meal
cooked by someone who I thought would be around
forever. Now, it is a homecooked meal I could never
return to. The sight of the blade sharpening in order
to be used effectively reminds me of my mind. It is
serrated, sharp yet still dull. There is no handle, the
blade impales anyone who touches it. The blade
consistently cuts, tears, slices, stabs, and separates.
The blood and juice stain the blade after every usage,
it is washed and purified. Just because the ingredients
are expensive doesn’t mean the meal will turn out well.
Nothing will if you cook it without care. But the
opposite is also true. Even cheap ingredients can be tasty
if you cook them with care to bring out their unique
qualities. But most importantly, the chef is to blame for
the success and failure of the dish.

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