This post is for February 16th, 2011
MEMORY -
Walt Disney's Epcot Center. A place of sunburned tourists, fun educational experiences and food from around the world. Japan was one of our families favorite countries to eat at. One of my most clearest memories as a youngster was one of Peter and I. He bought me a small red box filled with fruit flavored jelly candies from the gift shop. Each was wrapped in rice paper and was totally edible ... well almost that is ;)
Peter took the first candy out and popped it in his mouth. I had failed to take notice that he unwrapped the candy from it's original (non edible) wrapping. I was next. I popped the candy in my mouth and began to chew. Little did I know that the edible rice wrapper was under the real wrapper. My face turned sour at the texture and immediately spit it out in my hand. After sharing a good laugh, Peter showed me the right way to eat the the foreign candy, one layer at a time. Thinking back on it now, I feel Peter delighted in the moment of pure innocence that entertained him. His little girl not knowing any better and eating the candy exactly how it was advertised.
APPLICATION -
Walking through a candy store in San Fran was the highlight of my day. While on the search for some sweet treats, I came across the very same rice paper candies from Epcot! I hadn't seen them since I was with Peter. Same box, same logo, same candy! I immediately picked up a box and began to share with my dance partner the story from my childhood. This time around I was sure to take off the first wrapper. Once I got to the rice paper layer, I smiled to myself and thought of my awesome Uncle. I popped it into my mouth and was instantly brought back to a better time, a time of childhood innocence.
REFLECTION -
You do learn the second time around, just surprised I remembered all these years later!
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