Lessons In Life.

A chef is always seen as a perfectionist because they put their heart and soul not only into cooking the delicious dishes but also decorate it so as to let it look the best in front of the consumers. I just finished watching a variety show, "Ming Chu Shang Cai". This variety show showcases Singapore's famous chef who have been in the industry for more than a decade. Also, the chef not only have to performed their best in front of the camera but also would dedicate the dishes to someone that impact their life.

In this show, a particular chef dedicated the dishes to his mother who is an expert in tasting food. He told the host about how his life journey went before being one of the top chef in the world. He had been commented a lot by his mother. There's one occasion when there were reporters around tasting the food that he had prepared and the reporters were giving good comments on his food, but his mother criticised about it and said that the food is not up to standered in front of the reporters. He was furious by what his mother said as he was a chief chef in the restaurant and thought that his food is delicious. But after thinking for a few days, he accepted his mother's criticism and go on to seek for improvement. His hard work finally paid off and also, he won lots of awards from the food industry around the world. He add on by saying without his mother's criticism, he would not have the fame today.

The mother also told the hosts something which I find it meaningful and that is "People must learn to accept criticism and not think he/she is the best, because if he/she thought so, he/she would never improve." Sometimes, telling a lie is much more better than telling a truth, because the truth is often equipped pricks that would hurt you. However, by telling a lie, that particular person would not improve because he/she would think that he/she is the best.

Lastly, I reckon that telling the truth is good and one must learn to take criticism in order to move on in life. We must not be self-content with what we had today and must often seek for improvement. Although telling the truth may hurt you, but it would benefit you in the future. Do not let the 'short-term' joy cause you a lifetime suffering.