The Bento

I’ve heard that the word bento is an international word now. It is a Japanese-style packed lunch arranged in a compartmentalized box. If you know the bento, then you are familiar with a popular Japanese topic: Do you eat your favorite food first or last?

 

I always save my favorite food for last. I prefer to clear the other food first. Then I want enjoy my favorite food. Eat the frog! I haven’t told my wife about this rule, but she has figured out it. So she knows what my favorite foods are.

 

My wife always eats her favorite food first. She has a good reason for this, and it is one that everyone can relate to. She can’t eat much food at once. If she eats the other food first, she will be full before she has a chance to eat her favorite food. Under the circumstances, of course, she should eat her favorite food first.

 

Life might be like this. No one knows when they’re going to die. If you live a long life, you have to study. You have to have a profitable job. You have to save money. Hard work in your youth translates into quiet rest when you’re old.

 

If you knew you would die young, would you study? Would you work? Would you save money? I would not! I would enjoy my shorter life doing something I wanted to.

 

We can see the bento big picture. So we know how much we can eat. But we can’t tell how long we will live. Whether we live long lives or short lives, we don’t want to have regrets. So the key is balance. We should eat our favorite foods and other foods equally.

 Japanese

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