I’m writing this post on a Monday because I don’t know what the rest of my week would look like. I have a lot of work to do, plus I intend to make Haleem and kheer for Eid on Wednesday, and I really don’t know if I can pull it off. Personally, I love haleem so much that I never say the proverb correctly. For me, when life gives you lemons, you make haleem. Always.
Philosophical take on whether I need to make the haleem at all? I don’t have the day off on Eid here, I’ll meet friends on the weekend, so then why cook in the middle of the week? Confucius, who wasn’t religious himself, said that ritual (or habits and etiquette, depending on how you translate it) build character and consequently a good society. It’s that little bit of self discipline that makes adulting so hard for us but consequently brings us together.
Was he right? I don’t know. But I’m going to keep trying till I can.
Funny thing is, I don’t know if I’d have gotten my haleem and lemons served by the time this post reaches you. But either way, hope you have a lovely Eid, and may your “dastarkhwan” be blessed always and surrounded by the ones you love. And if you get bored of their drama, two new chapters out to keep you busy.
By the way, if you ever wondered why Finland is called the land of a thousand lakes, here’s a visual of a random patch of Helsinki that explains why.
Chapter 26: Bring Back Memories
Catch up on old ones: The Great Garden
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