Bitter Sweet Chocolate

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Remember the time when you finally gathered some courage to first bite into that bitter sweet chocolate which, for you, was a grown-up thing. At first it was horrible. “What the hell is this!”, you said. Then you gave it a second chance and then the third bite and finally you started to enjoy it. Since then, there has been no looking back. That extra sweet milk chocolate used to be your best friend but now you find the complementary bitter-sweet taste of this new delicacy better. Amazing, isn't it. Who would have thought that one day you’ll derive delight out of a bitter thing!

This is life. As kids we stay within the protective shield of our parents- sweet part. We start adoring that world to such an extent that it gives us a jolt when we enter the real world-bitter part. That struggle with the studies, distance from home, arguments in the relationship and those deadlines. Why did we ever grow up? Can’t we just stay at one place? Is it actually imperative to let go of that sugary part of life? Questions, questions..

If you are looking for some answers, go back to the time when you first decided to bite into that grown-up bar. Why did you try it again when you hated it at first? Reason-you got bored of the same plain sweet taste that you have been enjoying since your childhood. You gave that sick bar a second chance because you enjoyed the sweetness that came after that bitter kick even more. It’s like trick and treat put together.

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Do you get it now? Your bitter struggle leads you to your sweet success, that bitter distance makes you further appreciate your home, those bitter arguments lead you to a sweet understanding and 

more romance. It is only because of this bitter part that you are able to enjoy the sweet elixir of life.

Now, ask yourself, was it really that ill to grow up and face the world on your own. You love your life as much as you hate it. You should not look for sweetness all the time.  Remember 'excess of everything is bad'. Besides sweet things can give you diabetes, wrinkles and yes, they make you fat!

Our life is a bar of chocolate and the two contrasting flavors add a thrust to an otherwise monotonous routine. So, bite into it and enjoy both the flavors of your bitter sweet bar.

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