Beef Stew for the Soul
Perfect is the enemy of good. My journey has been plagued with imperfections left and right. I am an engineer by day and a home cook by night. Even though I’ve studied engineering for four years in university, all I’ve learned is that I don’t know much. I’ve grown up and moved out of my parents’ house and can vote and drink; however, all I’ve learned is that there’s so much more to adulting. However, realizing that I know nothing is more enlightening than thinking that I am all-knowing. Life is more enjoyable when exploring the unknown. I’ve discovered that there’s more to explore when you’ve had the epiphany that you don’t know anything. I guess that’s what you call the beginner’s mindset, when you don’t have any expectations about anything and everything feels like an adventure. I thought I had my life sorted out in childhood. All I had to do was get into a good college, and I’ve made it in life. I adopted this view from my parents, immigrants who come from a culture that values educ...