"Don't forget to salt the
rice."
~Artris
Kelone
Submitted by Good
Morning reader Jadenda
Good morning! Jadenda (what
a cool name!) sent in this note with her Good Morning that I wanted to
share with you.
This
is something my father has been telling me since I was old enough to
help in the kitchen. Since then he and I have repeated it to my
children also. It was not until last week while putting a pot of
rice on to cook and pondering the actions of my twenty year old that I
heard my father's voice in a different light.
To
most people this might not mean anything except put salt in the rice
while it is cooking because afterward it matters not how much you add
because it will not turn out the same. But to a mother of a 20 year old
I now look at it as a word of warning to raising children and also see
how it could apply to all relationships. At 20 it is too late or at
least really hard, to instill good values. So if you do not do it while
your cooking the rice sometimes it is too late. This applies to showing
love, respect and discipline.
And
yes it is hard to wait sometimes to see if I added just the right
amount of salt to the rice.
Your
Turn: What relationships in your life need tending? Don't put
off until tomorrow what you need to share today.
Affirmation:
I pay close attention to the needs of those around me.
