Trying New Things
Flying home from California last week I was served a salad that contained some green olives (did I mention I was flying First Class? Okay .. now I have). I've never liked olives, black or green. For years I've picked them off pizzas, salads, and sandwiches. Don't know why, but ever since I was a kid, I had no desire for them.So why was I about to eat the olives in my salad now?
To discover the reason why we have to journey back to a dinner party several months ago at the home of friends Roy and Rita Peterson. Rita had prepared a wonderful authentic Italian meal and served some toast with a wonderful tapenade (if you don't know that word, it means "topping"). I ate these little morsels of goodness one after another. As a cook myself I had to know what this creamy concoction was made of. You guessed it "Olives". I couldn't believe it! How had I been denying myself of this goodness for so long?
So I started trying things I hadn't liked before, like broccoli, asparagus, milk only to find that there were many things I wrongly formed an opinion about (however, I still don't like milk).
Two things I learned from this.
1. There are many things in life we never try for wrong reasons. Maybe we had a bad experience in the past, but as time goes on we change (or forget why we didn't like something initially).
2. Relationships can cause us to try new things. Most of the time when I try something I never have before it is because someone introduced me to the idea or encouraged, challenged, even dared me to do it.
This is a good reason to have close friends, they influence us more than we can imagine. Not always for the good. Proverbs 13:20 reminds us, He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm."
So, using wisdom, why not try some new things. Need some help? Ask a good friend to help you identify some things you never do.
Mark
Posted by MarkM on at
6:54 PM
3 Comments:
Tomatoes. I hate tomatoes. i don't eat them, and haven't since i was really really realy really (i can't stress taht enough) little. I'm not sure what else I don't do. I'll have to ask a friend! =)
Things I don't try? Hrmmm...
As far as food goes, I try everything. My Dad says that I can't say I don't like it till I've tried it, and my Mom tells me that I have to try it every now and then just in case my taste buds change. (They do every seven years you know.)
But as far as things I do (or don't), I'll have to ask my best friend, she knows me better than even my sister (who is in fact one of my best friends herself), and if anyone knows the things I do (or don't), it's her!
P.S. I happen to love milk. Sorry buddy.
First off, milk is amazing. That being said, I love trying new foods and new things. I know there are so many things out there that I have yet to experience.
My friends and I started trying new foods on Thursday nights. This may seem hard, but it isn't. We just walk into Walmart or Kmart or even the Dollar Store and you'd be surprised at what they have that you've never tried. Most recently it was my turn to pick. All three of us tried "Spam" for the first time. *shudders* However, that was nowhere near as bad as the "Mango" canned fruit from the Dollar store. We all put our forks in our mouth at the same time, and without even biting down, I spit mine back out onto a plate, my friend ran to the sink and spit hers out, and my other friend ran to the trash can and spit hers out. We all managed to do it simultaneously and almost instantly. Then we laughed a lot, drank lots of water, and mused as to what exactly is tasted like.
Nevertheless, trying new things is fun. I have started learning piano and I am going to start taking acting classes in my free time (just for fun).
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