Here I am sitting with a cup of lavender tea. Lavender is known to have properties to open the soul and calm the spirit...
I have much to do today, but need to jot those few lines - they are related to cooking and food for sure.. but not only...
As I am preparing for this evening's recipe, I need to write down some thoughts about opening one's mind...
I noticed something and yes am getting on the West's case again....namely that most westerners are stuck in their own models....An image that comes vividly to mind is a bunch of American tourists in Cairo, sitting in a hotel whose restaurant overlooks the great Pyramid - smack in your face - and guess what they ordered ? Hamburgers and Steaks. They've crossed miles to experiment with hamburgers and steaks...and my did they complain about both orders !
I noticed the same trend amongst foreigners not only in food, but in everything else...music, poetry, films, literature...
They stick to English /European/Western authors, be it in poetry or fiction. They listen to Western Music only. They watch Hollywood crap only. And they dare not venture into different foods, nor incorporate them in their daily menus...
Why is that ?
Each difference opens a whole new world for you. Be it in preparing a different kind of meal, be it in reading a different style of literature or poetry, be it in listening to a different rhythm and sound....be it in watching films from non western countries....
Each difference opens a window into the other...why do you keep imprisoning yourselves in your set ways, in your set thoughts, in your set beliefs....remaining stuck in your own -- makes you bigoted, myopic,limited, dumb, bland -- and as we have seen from your countries -- can turn you into criminals and murderers on a rampage.
Open yourselves, open your minds. It is a great exercise in humility too.
And No, going to an Italian or Indian restaurant does not count! And do try Lavender tea...
See you later with some real flavors away from blandness....
