Of Grit and Grains

We all started as a novice learner. When you want to learn, you look it all up from the source.

You weigh all uncertainties, gather principles, rules, and methods as if you're looking up a recipe. You heat up your learning curve, preheating the oven for what is to come. You’re hustling hands to mould a figure, kneading your potential. Then you wait, hoping your craft arises as you witness the 'proof' of your labor. As you scorch it through, you hover 'till the milled grain turns into a golden bun.

In the end of it all, a simple chewing smile of approval is good enough;

alternatively, as the bread flops, your ego falls apart. You ask yourself, “Why?”

To understand the ‘whys’ of your success and downfalls, you list it with its source.

Sometimes, you see the predicament correlates with your process. That’s the thing about grit.

The trick is knowing what’s enough. Kneading – if you overdo, you'll stress it out. Leavening – an excess means a brisk collapse. Heating – a lack of warmth and passion retards advancement.

Try to keep this in mind; for when a new set of learners arrives, you can always go back to the source.