Sharing

With our world becoming more individualistic than ever before, we have trained our reasoning to believe that we are okay on our own, doing the sort of things we like and tending to our personal space all by ourself.

Every pusuit kicks off with the question, "what do I stand to gain?", "why should I bother?" and gradually, reward must now be something tangible for it to be of value in our generation.

The idea of sharing is known to many by definition but not in actions since we have somehow convinced our minds to think that sharing will make us sorry. Apparently, we've become so self focused that anyone not us has no right to anything from us. We've forgotten so easily that sharing is a time honoured tradition.

Right from the beginning, humans were created to share. Everything in our makeup ascribes to the truth that although we are good on our own, we are so much better with each other. A biblical perspective says "it is not good for man to be alone" and even if you disagree with that view, science has proven that the human fabric was designed for community and our potentials are best harnessed when explored with another.

If we are honest, we would agree that we all desire this bond and sharing is a great way to launch us into the rewards that come with human connection.

Often, I had found myself confused about what to share with others before I realized sharing food is always a great way to start. Until we discover a cure to hunger other than eating or find a way to make our bodies regard nutrient as being enough without actually eating then sharing food or maybe just anything edible will always be a great way of getting to know the other person and building some sort of connection.

The good thing about sharing food is, it doesn't have to be exotic or expensive. It should only be of a beautiful simplicity, shared with love and consumed with gratitude like my bowl of yam porridge.

This yam porridge was prepared with inexpensive items and did not take up to an hour to cook. The other ingredients apart from yam were dried fish, onions, scotch bonnet peppers, palm oil, seasoning cubes, salt and pumpkin leaves. I do not use ground crayfish for my oil based porridge as it makes the oil appear dull and increases its viscosity.

Sharing this meal over cheerful conversations and hearty laughters made every bite into the yam a lovely memory.

Life is beautiful when we are deliberate about being there for one another and sharing our time and resources with each other in valuable ways whether it's simple or complex, cheap or costly, tangible or intangible.

You probably like yam porridge already, but I bet you will like it even more when you share.