Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Essence over Appearance
The Andean culture with Essence over Appearance I understand on one point but on a totally personal arena, I have no clue. I get that the general consensus is that decisions will be made for the people that are for the general good of ALL the people over the decisions made that would help an individual or small group of individuals more. That is so totally understandable, especially if I apply it to my life with my family or at my job, an elementary school. As a parent you don't want to make decisions based on what would favor one child over another or vice versa, you strive for the decision that would benefit everyone in some sort of way, that applies to an elementary school as well. The part that troubles me and has me thinking is 'it is the process over the end result.' For me, I can't appy that it my life. I have been thinking about it for a few days and every scenario has me making the decisions that I make are always based on the end result. For example, I have been to trying to perfect my great-grandmother's signature carrot cake for many more than years than I care to admit, yet still I haven't perfected it. It's not about the process for me, because I wish I were through with this particular process, it's about getting this cake to taste exactly like my grams. Also, with my kids, I try to send them out the door looking their best, believe me it's not about getting them into the tub, washing behind their ears, combing their long curling hair it's about the end result of taking pride in how they appear out in public. With one final thought, I love growing tomatoes....nothing better than a home grown tomato in the heat of a summer day, yet each year I struggle with the garden bed's, weeds, pests, new varieties of tomato plants etc, trying to grow the perfect tomato (hopefully more than one).....yet as much as I enjoy getting ready for the tomatoes, its actual end result that I am looking for. So, I understand the concept of going through process but I don't think I know how to do it without looking for the end result.
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Hello Tracy, I agree that looking at the end result is essential. If you do your best to achive a good result and it doesn't come out good, atleast you know you tried.
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In regards to your great-grandmother's cake, perhaps you should instead try to look at it as a way of connecting to your great-grandmother, instead of trying to perfect the cake. I make my great-grandmother's sauce and meatballs and I used to do the same thing as you, try to make it like she did, but it never tasted the same. I don't try for that anymore, I just try to enjoy the process of making it, of continuing the tradition, and hopefully passing it on to my boys one day. Even though she is no longer here, it is a way for me to "connect" with her and keep the memory of her alive.
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