When preparing and waiting meet...
I have prepared dinner for my family yesterday. The meal was not that fancy, but I prepared something that we don't usually have for dinner. After the preparations, I felt hungry and wanted to chow down, even if my parents were not home yet. My siblings would not have bothered if I ate ahead of them since they were not as hungry as I was, as they told me. Despite my desire to fill my roaring stomach, I controlled myself enough to wait for our parents.
Waiting when you're hungry is not an ideal situation for anyone. There is a tendency that emotions will be heightened. Tempers will be shorter and everything may seem more annoying or irritating than they usually are. Maybe you'd even say things you don't sincerely mean or do something that makes other people misunderstand you. Well, I guess hunger is not something you can play with.
I kept myself busy to put aside my hunger. My perspective about family dinners has strengthened when I came home, knowing that it is one of the few moments in a day where we can have conversations and share whatever we may want to talk about. Even the silence during family dinners may be comforting because I feel assured that these people I am eating with are the people who will be there for me no matter what.
Our parents arrived around 40 minutes after I have prepared dinner. I was helping my sister with her home work that I haven't realized my hunger was in a pause. I guess I distracted myself well. The excitement of seeing my parents' expression of surprise filled me again. It felt nice to have your effort gain smiles. And with this gesture, dinner turned out to be wonderful.
With my encounter of hunger and waiting, I have realized that I have learned to be more patient about little things. If this would have happened before, I would have probably eaten before our parents have arrived. I may have not even asked my siblings if they would want to eat with me since I was really hungry. I am surprising myself with these realizations of mine. Like my mind is searching for details of personal changes, even if these details may not be noticed by other people. I guess I am looking for small improvements for me to cover my negative thoughts on other aspects of life. And maybe this will help me work on major events soon.
I hope you do find something to prepare and wait for.
Until the next preparation,
Myra
(Credits to vegastech.com for the photo)
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