Cooking Pots

Consultant cooking pots

 

Many homes have two shelves. The kitchen shelf holds pots, pans and utensils. The "cooking pot" is a potent word that implies "meal preparation". It brings to mind an imminent sumptuous dish for consumption. The cooking pot has no other use.  Cooking is an art. The cooking-pot is an experience full of expectation and promise. It is a major disappointment when the cooking-pot does not bring forth satisfaction. The cooking-pot excites guests whose animated chatter mingles well with the sweet aroma emanating from the kitchen. The cooking-pot implies activity, creativity and satisfaction. There are special cooking-pots for different dishes. One for rice, another for the meat, the greens and so on.

 

Each cooking-pot adds value to the meal every time it is used. The cooking-pot itself, however, is not eaten. Once it has been used and given both joy and satisfaction to its owners, it is cleaned and returned to the shelf. It does not expect to remain on the shelf for very long and will be used repeatedly- several times a day.  Cooking-pots keep the stomach is exercised, the person energized and able to work.

 

The other shelf in the house holds books. Unlike the first shelf that is often piled high with well-used utensils, the bookshelf is largely neat and free of clutter. It is more of a store than a shelf. The bookshelf at home serves as a reminder of the past and potential of the owner. The books are purely on display and are hardly ever used. The house assistant has the task of dusting them once a week in order to maintain the "on the shelf" look. When guests visit the home, the books do not generate much excitement. There is no anticipation of a delicious meal neither do the books elicit any excited chatter. The books remain on the shelf and what is in them remains a mystery. Books exercise and extends the mind of users and give satisfaction to readers.

 

Reading is to absorb information and be transformed by new knowledge. New knowledge and insight can be obtained every time you read a single book. Reading exercises the mind and develops the ability to understand and apply new knowledge. Reading excites and develops the power to reason leaving you mentally energized and able to think. However, each time you read a book, you never consume the book itself; you carefully return it to the shelf after the consuming experience.

 

Which of the two shelves do you use most frequently? Which part of your body is most excited, exercised, energized and growing? How many items do you have on each shelf? Where do your priorities lie? Which shelf takes up more space? Which part of your body is most extended? 

 

Allan Bukusi

the Veteran,3

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