The
letter for today is: J, where I feature jealousy
and jackfruit.
I've
experienced the bad effects of jealousy.
I guess everyone has to a greater or lesser degree. Young love usually displays
this bad emotion. A youth can't abide someone taking the object of their desire
away from them. Time reveals the pitfalls of this behavior. Most people learn
not to indulge in fits of jealousy when
they understand the needs of the one they love.
During
my travels in Indonesia, a revolting smell came from a fruit market we passed.
On one stall, giant prickly fruit were piled high. Our guide explained how the jackfruit contained a starchy,
delicious fruit. But a strong, disagreeable odor like decaying onions hung in
the air.
The
prickly behavior of jealousy repels
people, but the thorny skin of jackfruit
didn't deter further exploration after the local people discovered what lay
beneath.
