Remember back as a child, when our moms would try and make us eat our asparagus and we fought to the bitter end not to? We hated most everything that was green, when it was on our dinner plates. So mom would add another color to disguise the taste. Some sort of sauce whether it be cheese or hollandaisesomething to try and persuade us to at least take a stab at her attempt to be creative. We tried her creation, discovered we liked it, and came back for seconds, or we simply pushed our plate away, not wanting to take the risk at all.

Life is much like taste buds. We sometimes don't like the plain and general experiences so we must add sauce or spice to it, from time to time. Even ten years ago, the spice and sauce section in the grocery store, was pretty vague. Today, what once was just it's own labeled section, has turned into it's own isle with a plethora of flavor choices. The same concept applies to life, my friend.

As adult humans, most of us visualize our lives to have that perfect balance of voyage, so to speak. We have graduated from the simple "sugar and spice and everything nice" nursery rhyme, to "naughty and nice with a bit of everything goes", in between. We thrive for the adventure and randomness, which we throw in, to break up the monotony of the same old thing, everyday. Why are some of us encompassed as such? Why do we need this constancy in order to feel significant to others and ourselves? Because it's the mock up of the world in which we live in.

Television, books, and magazines are just a few of the many advertisements pertaining to what life should be. America's media sells leadership, ruthlessness, sex, and vanity. We feel like we owe it to ourselves to live and do it freely. That's the American way and what our soldiers are fighting for, right? Then judgment is thrown in, whether it be from other countries or our own friends and family, adding a bit of drama to the mix, thus the creation of revulsion towards others. "Don't judge a book by its cover" is just as easily said than done. The mock up of life then becomes a challenge to balance "good and evil". We both ignore judgment by appreciating the diversity of others and continue our quest just as we once did, without acknowledgment, or we react to it by trying to prove we are politically correct and better than our perceptive co-habitants.

So which way should we go? To be, or not to be? Be what? It's not a question that's hard to figure out. We are exactly what we choose

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