Cooking is Patience
Greetings, blog. It is now November. It's been a while, to say the least.
To quickly catch up, I am enrolled in the University BFA program in Acting, I just turned 23 recently, I'm single (good, bad, I don't know), and things are going relatively smooth.
Mostly I wanted to talk about my latest achievement in bettering myself. It has to do with something people like to call "cooking". For the past 23 years of my life I have displayed next to no ability to cook by myself. I am the only person I know who messed up Kraft Dinner six times in a row. Today, however, I have taken a step forward.
Only hours ago I unwrapped frozen chicken breast, cut up some lemons and other vegetables, prepared some spices, and readied pots and pans. I cooked myself Lemon Chicken with real white rice (not the instant stuff) and I fried up some mushrooms and peppers to toss into the rice. Complete with a fresh salad and everything. How can this be, you say? If you can't even cook KD, how could you whip up this amazing meal? Well, I will tell you. My Buddhist practises have recently taught me a great deal of patience. I touched on this months and months ago about how by simply breathing I conquered my road rage. Well, this simple test of self control has now enabled me to cook a healthy and fullfilling supper for myself.
I believe that too many people in our world rely upon the convenience of pre-prepared food and everything. It's silly. Even someone like me - who has to deal with english papers, french homework, play rehearsals, group project meetings, scene analysis, and audition preparation - was able to find the time and energy to cook today. It was my reliance on quick-fixes to hunger that led me to being a terrible cook before. I wanted the end result and I wanted it the quickest way possible. But now this isn't a problem. I can keep the stove heat on medium and patiently watch my grilled cheese sandwhich grill itself to crispy brown perfection.
I never ever want to impose the message that Buddhism is the way to live for everybody, because it is not. My only purpose is to chronicle the changes in my life as I try to sculpt a better and more fullfilling lifestyle for myself.
And believe me, a good cook can definitly make a more healthy lifestyle for himself.
To quickly catch up, I am enrolled in the University BFA program in Acting, I just turned 23 recently, I'm single (good, bad, I don't know), and things are going relatively smooth.
Mostly I wanted to talk about my latest achievement in bettering myself. It has to do with something people like to call "cooking". For the past 23 years of my life I have displayed next to no ability to cook by myself. I am the only person I know who messed up Kraft Dinner six times in a row. Today, however, I have taken a step forward.
Only hours ago I unwrapped frozen chicken breast, cut up some lemons and other vegetables, prepared some spices, and readied pots and pans. I cooked myself Lemon Chicken with real white rice (not the instant stuff) and I fried up some mushrooms and peppers to toss into the rice. Complete with a fresh salad and everything. How can this be, you say? If you can't even cook KD, how could you whip up this amazing meal? Well, I will tell you. My Buddhist practises have recently taught me a great deal of patience. I touched on this months and months ago about how by simply breathing I conquered my road rage. Well, this simple test of self control has now enabled me to cook a healthy and fullfilling supper for myself.
I believe that too many people in our world rely upon the convenience of pre-prepared food and everything. It's silly. Even someone like me - who has to deal with english papers, french homework, play rehearsals, group project meetings, scene analysis, and audition preparation - was able to find the time and energy to cook today. It was my reliance on quick-fixes to hunger that led me to being a terrible cook before. I wanted the end result and I wanted it the quickest way possible. But now this isn't a problem. I can keep the stove heat on medium and patiently watch my grilled cheese sandwhich grill itself to crispy brown perfection.
I never ever want to impose the message that Buddhism is the way to live for everybody, because it is not. My only purpose is to chronicle the changes in my life as I try to sculpt a better and more fullfilling lifestyle for myself.
And believe me, a good cook can definitly make a more healthy lifestyle for himself.