~~ bread
Imagine you are bread. Plain to start with, but each new experience gives us new flavors, new styles, and a new perspective on the impact we make on the world. We all start out like bread at the market, raw and waiting for the right people to influence us and mold us to be the best we can. A chef may buy you, and turn you into a fabulous bánh mì, full of flavors and life. Or maybe you will be part of a dinner for a family in the back of an alleyway apartment. Bread can be spicy, sweet, or savory, long, short, or thick. Like us, it is an empty shell available to be changed to its finest purpose. This is true across the world, because when we are born, we all have the same potential. The change begins when it’s time to add ingredients (which in this blog is a metaphor for resources and experiences). Competition is always high for the freshest flavors and the most garnish in the West. It might feel like as long as you get the most flavors and attention, it doesn’t matter if the bread around you gets anything at all. There are enough ingredients for everyone, but many end up with nothing. In Vietnam, resources are slim and scarce. Still, there is no competition for ingredients. You get as much as you need, but no more. Everyone has less, but no one is left out. The lifestyle in Vietnam is like that of a supermarket filled with bread, where no matter what path you choose to follow, you can always come out better and more full.
also I got a baguette for 12 cents so yeah amen
-elliot, bread connoisseur
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