Many will agree with me that one of the delights of life is eating. I particularly love to eat, the variety of flavors, textures and smells of foods and fruits, are undoubtedly a real treat for my senses, especially for my palate.
As a child I was not a good eater, there were many things that I did not like but in adolescence everything changed. I began to perceive the rich taste of food and from then on I eat almost everything. I love soups, grains, stews, fruits and chocolate. To tell you the truth, I'm not much of a sweet tooth, I always lean towards salty foods, but when it comes to chocolate, I have a very special relationship.
When we like something, the most ideal thing is that we enjoy when we do it, however, I must confess that on many occasions I have had to eat so fast that I do not taste the food well and that seems to me an offense that I do to myself. In the first place, it is a blessing that I have something to eat and in the second place I deserve to enjoy what gives me pleasure.
I remember that at the time when Venezuela was at the height of the economic crisis it was very difficult to get something to eat and we had to reinvent ourselves with meals. Sometimes we ate once a day, those were very difficult times and unfortunately because I was so absorbed in the bad environment that surrounded me I stopped enjoying what I had to eat.
On one occasion I went to the house of a lady to whom I worked and her son very kindly took out a chocolate and gave me a little piece, it was really a selfless gesture because having a chocolate at that time of chronic crisis was almost a dream. I was so focused on work that I ate the chocolate and didn't notice. In an impressive and absurd way I ate the piece of chocolate unconsciously, so much so that I thought I had not eaten it and I even told the lady's son that I could not find the chocolate, to which he said to me in surprise: "You just ate it".
The truth is that to this day I do not remember having eaten the little piece of chocolate that at that time was very valuable, I was so focused on the bad things around me that my mind was not able to enjoy a blessing. Unfortunately this happens in various aspects of life and we have to be careful not to deprive ourselves of a moment of pleasure by focusing only on the bad.
That experience taught me that I must give full attention to whatever I love to do no matter if the scenery of the moment turns dark. Those little things we take for granted are what help us see the beauty of life.
These days, I strive to do everything with full attention. At the end of the day what counts is that we make each day count. A simple action that brings me happiness is a win even if most of the day has been a disaster.
The photos are my own, taken with a Realme 7i.
