Friday, July 20, 2012

Thoughts on a Souffle

Shannon O’Loughlin

You have to stay quiet, I think, around a baking souffle, because if there are loud noises or crashing, it will crash or something.  I think that is what happens with angelfood cake, too, although I’m not sure.  My grandma was always saying stuff like this, and I think one time she was making an angelfood cake when all 7 of us were over and it collapsed.  There is almost no way to ensure quiet with 7 kids under the age of 11.  Well, it still tasted good, I vaguely remember.  On a metaphorical level, if the souffle is a thought, you can’t think too much, because thoughts crowd out thoughts.  That is the idea behind meditation, and sometimes quiet is a great thing.  If you empty yourself, you allow yourself to become open for new ideas to work their way into you.  

Why would anyone bother making a souffle if it is so picky and you need to be perfect?  Who cares?

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