Chocolate as a metaphor -

Chocolate as a Metaphor

 

I woke up this morning and a little boy came into the room early on with his headphones and tablet in hand. He was still sleepy but decided to get up before anyone else in the house except me. I was up already and had breakfast – ham and eggs fried with toast and red chili. I was wondering what to write about and as I sat down to start writing, this little boy asked me, “why do you like chocolate so much?” I was caught off guard as we both love chocolate and we both go together to the dollar store to buy ample supplies of the dark chocolate that we are both addicted to as of late.

What could I tell him, how should I explain to him, why I like chocolate. Then it donned on me, I told him, “everybody likes chocolate, every time we have a party or celebration, we have chocolate because chocolate makes you feel good. He smiled and took that answer as gold. The funny thing is, I actually got him started on the chocolate crave. I hope he brushes his teeth real well and the dentist doesn’t tell him to stop eating chocolate. That would be my fault.

Why chocolate? Chocolate is healthy to eat – its life in a candy bar, the sweetness is happiness and without it, life would not be so joyful. Everybody loves chocolate so I thought. There are those who don’t like it and they are rare. Not because they dislike it because it’s chocolate but because they never acquired a taste for the stuff. I focus on the dark, unprocessed chocolate 78 per cent or better. That’s what gets me going. I love the way it makes me feel. There is no guilt about eating it – absolutely none. If I were a lifestyle coach, I would preach chocolate in their lives.

Chocolate is a great metaphor of my life and the lives of others who I have known. Chocolate is energy, vigor and excitement. It full, rich and deep with fulfillment of loving life. It’s a performance and mood enhancer. It represents so many things in life that are bitter sweet. It creates a desire, an addiction for love and life. Chocolate gives you balance as it fight the opposing darkness found in chocolate to become something less evil. It is after all is said, joyful to the human senses. Chocolate is a wonderful choice in life. The mere substance of chocolate blends our lives with moments of happiness and sorrow. A predicated fact we all have learned about life itself.

When was the last time you actually savored the moment, relished in it, and, or accepted the moment as is?