Things I’ve learned to enjoy

There are things in life which I’ve slowly learned to enjoy. Now when I say learn I mean that in a very literal sense, cause I often feel like learning comes when necessity arises. And one of these things is coffee, all throughout my youth I’ve never particularly enjoyed coffee. I would pride myself in the fact that I wouldn’t need the caffeinated beverage to keep me going I would run on the strength of sheer will power and drive. This mentality was the same even when I went off to college, all nighters an 8ams I would stick to my guns and say,” who needs coffee? addicts that’s who! ” ok from time to time I would enjoy the festive drinks here and there, but coffee? never.

This, however, changed when I came to film school. I don’t know what it is about film school, but it’s usually coffee and/or cigarettes. I do not smoke nor wish to start, so I chose the lesser of the evils. I’m not even sure what it is about Film school that creates such addicting habits, it must be the New York hipster attitude that was transported over here along with the school. I mean alumni Jim Jarmusch even made a whole film called Coffee and Cigarettes. But yes I think I can honestly say I now belong into the hipster world of coffee. It started off from necessity… as I stated earlier which always leads to learning. It started with a tall black with milk and sugar, then a little bit of milk and sugar, to black two sugars. I’ve learned to distinguish the complexity of the different tastes in coffee, the acidity, body, aroma, and richness that it has. I’ve had it in coffee presses, drip, vacuum brewing,  even the “sock” method. But what it all comes down to is the fact that at one point in my life I would never catch myself having a daily brew, and now my method to unwind after a long day is to sit down with my computer and have a tall black with two sugars sitting next to me steaming. Just like now. Yes I am one of those types of hipsters now, who sit in coffee shops and write in my blog. If this wasn’t singapore and had independently owned hip coffee shops, I would be loudly protesting against this corporate icon and it’s sad excuse for coffee!!! But sadly this is all there is, and as they say don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

So what does this all come down to? As I said sometimes learning to enjoy something comes out of necessity. I think there are some specifics necessities in my life that I need to address, and I know it won’t come easily just like the first cup of coffee usually only the bitter taste comes through. It isn’t until you learn to really sit down and learn to enjoy it that you can fully appreciate something. and what does this mean for me? I’ve learned I need the Word just as much as I need a cup of coffee, to learn to enjoy and appreciate it for all it’s complexities and sometimes the bitterness that comes with the words that hit me, but learn it’s all necessary, for the completeness of my own soul and body.

I just finished my coffee… darn. Good thing this post is done now, maybe i’ll just have another cup….

~ by myusings on November 3, 2009.