FOOD OVER TIME

Since agriculture began, food system has constantly evolved. Food system emerged with the dawn of civilization when agriculture, including the domestication of animals, set the stage for permanent settlements.  Each change bringing new advantages and challenges and even greater diversity and complexity.
The emergence of city states has been a major driver of food system changes, bringing large population within defines boundaries and requiring complex governance to deliver sufficient quantities and qualities of food. Advances in food storage, with sealed containers and curing methods, the use of animal transport, using ships and trains to move a larger volume than can be can be carried by individuals trade in ingredients like salt as well as live animals and agricultural products  and increasing  political and military conflict for resources  all have been developments of  the city state.
Since 90’s the pattern of food cycle has changed from existing to non-existing materials which has affected the physical composition of living. Let’s consider the mid 90’s when women used to set alight firewood to cook food but attain the same rendering food as now. As time passed, technology and economic conditions help the food industry to come up with strange and nimblest way of cooking food. The authenticity which actually plays a very important role when it comes to the right method of cooking is being ignored by which the art of cooking skills is no more highlighted. Greed of bills is forcing the treasure of skills to extinct in different parts of the world.

  A simple step to which the simplicity of food and cultures can be rendered. Keep the junk away get on your feet get your hands dirty, step up in the kitchen and get along with food and create great compassion for food over Time.

A  FRIEND CAN ALSO BE LIFE

A Message which said it all, feelings, emotions, anger, love and companionship. A sweet small letter full of blooming thoughts on one fine day. It Said,

My Dear.

                You couldn’t have been better as to what I thought u would be. The most joyous person I have ever met. You lighten up my day; I mean I don’t feel right. Feel as if something is missing if I don’t see you once a day. Haven’t met with before in my life I swear. Don’t know how I can keep it away. Thought it might make you think over the stuff you wanted to keep away. I don’t know how well I could have said it. But I am pretty sure there is nothing wrong with it, may sound like this is copied from Google drive but trust me girl it don’t mean no more than making you mine. I would be rite behind you through ups and downs. Especially when you are out of makeup and eye tones. I promise I won’t ask you to keep away. Keeping you so close so that you won’t have a thing to say. Babe, I swear I Love You and no one can make me feel the same way. And enlighten my time throughout my day. I wish I could be with you longer. Throughout the day if makes me linger. I hope I don’t behave like a douche bag. But you have to put yourself in my shoes. Just because I am not bluffing I am putting all my effort and making it work, to get you close to me as every moment is passing. You think there are so many things to get addicted to. Trust me I dint find a single one that could be more addictive than you. People cursed and bitched about me when I dint want no one but you and only you. Food seemed tasteless, smoke felt dense, as days passed I felt more paranoid and tensed. Dint know if we were on the rite page or our friendship go on two different roads. But trust me I had no such intentions  to stalk you of my aspirations but baby I swear I couldn’t have given myself a better gift then you standing in front of me in that pretty outfit. I swear I had nothing else in my mind then to hold you and caress you and beg you to be mine. I wish I never was blessed with stuff that I never had. I am taking out this time. To calmly ask you to be mine. Well if it was never to happen. I will just consider myself blind. And walk through the roads as they were unintentional and not to be mine.

Unconditionally yours,

                                   Xyz

Has it ever crossed your mind why a vacation or a road trip is something we often crave for? why it can make a huge difference in your daily life routines? Well it’s high time for you to reflect upon your past and present mental patterns, just a fraction of a second is all you need and  I bet you will get your answer in no time. Just sit back and give ten minutes to yourself. This is no meditation or yoga technique..... its self-reflection!

Well I figured it out the same way. October 28^th 4:30 p.m. sitting back with a cup of coffee, after six months of overseas training,  reflecting onto my thoughts a realization struck me in those ten minutes.... i was missing something in my life. Was it loneliness? Was it the need for affection?

A big NO!! It was change, a change from routine and all the possible stuff going on in my mind. Needed a cherry on the cake. So with that curiosity a road trip was planned in just 45 minutes, lot of calls and texts flying around the city and we were all set.

October 29^th, me along with four others in a hatchback car all ready to set the roads on fire. Headed towards a farm house in the woods, being the TYPICAL boys our plan was all about having fun. Around 7:30 am we started off, the destination was three hours away from the city but totally worth the journey! The first hour was all about energetic singing, fooling around  and cursing each other on the top of our voices as is the case the boys come together after a long long time. Soon came along the awestrucking beauty of nature, huge baggy trees on both sides of the road and a cool, pleasant wind blowing on my face. The climate is usually chilled in my hometown as the sea level is high and is surrounded with deep thick reserves. 

The only sound I could hear was the friction of the tires against the road. And in my mind was a hoard of thoughts gushing continuously. The serenity of the environment and the chaos in my mind contrasted eachother. I felt stuck in between something unable to figure out what and why?. “Shuuush", I told myself "give it a minute”. 

Closed my eyes and took in a deep breath. Paused for couple of seconds and then came to reality, the only time when I was in the present moment... neither past nor future. Realized that the car is time and the surroundings are my thoughts. Time flies by but thoughts don’t, eventually realized that I can’t stop time but can definitely control my thoughts that were stagnating over time . It was from the trees that i learnt that however high you soar, your feet are still deep rooted within your motherland, the friction taught me that difficulties are inevitable but things can be worked out pretty well and the most important realization of the day was that at times we need to snap out of our mind chatter and just be  yourself.

Ten minutes of coffee taught me to get HIGH ON LIFE ALWAYS (#HoLa) for every single moment you cherish with yourself. Each and every thing be it animate or inanimate has a role to play in your life, it’s just that we humans these days are so engrossed in our social life that we have forgotten to give time to oneself. Those 10 minutes changed my outlook towards life.

Propaganda here is to be in someone else's  shoes (#BASIcK). Think over every instance, relate, adapt and enjoy the small things that happen to you.