Important life lesson at breakfast

I have a maid at home that comes everyday at 7 to cook food. She makes breakfast, lunch for my wife and our dinner. Today, I was sleeping when she rang the bell, so I had to come to work empty stomach and eat breakfast here.

I got late in reaching office as well. Reach around 10:30 AM and went to the office canteen.

As I reached, they ran out of eggs, vada sambhar and most things were over.

I had 2 options left - Dhokla and Misal Pav, so I chose one - Misal Pav.

The guy started making Misal Pav, which tends to be spicy. It is a mix of lentil and a snack made of gram flour and covered with hot spicy broth. Comes with 2 white flour rolls. While the guy was making my Misal Pav, I decided to add some sweetness to the spice and ordered a sweet milk tea.

After the food was ready, I went to the open seating area to enjoy my breakfast and some beautiful view.

The Misal was spicy. However, both the white roll and tea were adding perfect balance to my meal. Here is a shot of the beautiful Misal Pav bite.

As I sat and enjoyed my breakfast, the simple experience made me realize something important. While by no means was I in a difficult situation in the morning, after all how tough is it to buy breakfast, I think some interesting parallels can be drawn from different things I talked about above.

Sometimes, you will expect life to maintain status quo and things to go as expected. However, unforseen situations can arise and it is always helpful to have a plan B. Also, it is important to be resourceful to be able to deal with all possible situations.

Also, in difficult situations, options in life will also seem limited. I did not have much choice but had to find balance and make do with what I had. Situations may push you to extremes. But one has to learn how to make the most of whatever options available to us. If life throws too much heat, try to find balance or tools to mellow down the situation. Additionally, there is peace, beauty and tranquillity all around us. Happiness, is always, just around the corner. One only has to see and keep their minds open.