Garam masala!

With all the cooking these days, it is hard  not to have a chain of thoughts triggered by the time in the kitchen😀

Every dish made involves a bunch of ingredients : from the vegetables to the lentils and spices needed. You wash them, chop them, saute them, blend them, add spices to then savor the final product with or without accompaniment. Whole garam masala is often a staple ingredient to many rich gravy based dishes. You remember to add them in and when it's time to eat, many pick them out and place them gently( or forcefully) to the side to throw out later. Why? well as much it adds to the dish, it's distinct taste is not always taste friendly.

People are also a lot like dishes ; different blends, some running all over the place, some eye pleasing, some bitter, some a mouthful to take in, some spicy, some sweet and some just right. But remember - just right is a matter of perspective. Just like a dish that i love may be one you detest.  People come with their own unique " ingredients" that make them distinct yet the " garam masala" in them may not be always savory. Do we accept them as a blended whole and savor their whole presence in our life? Do we strain out/pluck out the unsavory bits and turn a blind eye to those?  Do we even have the ability to do that ? 

Actually it is a little silly to compare humans to food dishes but if you think about it, in both cases it is the receiver - the one savoring the dish or interacting with the person, who communicates if he or she wants to have the garam  masala in or out, or if shehe needs adjustment to the spices in. And if no communication is made, then it is what it is. The dish remains as is - and you can do as you please with or without complaint! This does not diminish the essence of the ingredients - the garam masala will continue to be the touch of magic to add to the richness of the dish or the person .