What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail

I swear I was going to do something right after I finished cooking that disastrous meal but I ended up sleeping unfortunately. Usually I would sleep (secara tidak sengaja) lepas aku habis makan sebab terlalu kenyang. Tapi nampak gayanya harinih, well, sebaliknya pulak yang jadi. Aku tertidur sebab tak kenyang bukannya sebab kenyang.

Okay to be fair, at first taste the meal wasn't that bad. But it wasn't that good either. It was bland to put it simple. Too bland. The only good thing about it was the seafood that I threw in. It was my first time trying this new recipe tapi entahlah nak. The taste was nowhere near anything that I've ever tasted in my whole life. And I'm not saying that it's a good thing. Dramatically speaking, I'm still recovering from the tragedy (lewls).

Honestly though if there was one thing that I would love to do if I knew that I could not fail, I definitely want to cook every existing dish in the world. I love food plus that kind of skill would be useful bila aku lapar dan craving sesuatu yang luar biasa (tu diaa hiperbola).

To relate it to my disastrous cooking story, actually I was going to cook Tom Yam. Tapi tak cukup bahan so I ended up browsing the internet for something to cook.

Basically anything. Then I came across this one recipe that I'd never tried before. Well, you already know how that one turned out.

A lot of people said it is one of the easiest recipes to cook. Not for me I guess.

*sigh in defeat*

At this point I really envy my sister. She's not a master chef herself but bila dia masak resepi baru, pertama kali cuba je dah jadi. Kalau aku, usually kena masak kali kedua or ketiga baru betul2 jadi.

Environmentally speaking, trial and error in terms of cooking nih, for me, macam a waste of resources doe. It makes me sad just thinking about all of the wasted ingredients that could've been great if I wasn't such a bad cook.

Which brings me back to my previous statement. If there was one thing that I would love to do if I knew that I could not fail, I definitely want to cook every existing dish in the world. It will save A LOT of my time as well as resources.

To think of it, "what would you do if you knew you could not fail?" is an interesting question itself. Fascinating even.

I came across that question several times before. And I heard it again in one of the events that I attended a few months ago. It was Dr. Lakeesha K. Ransom's first question to do the audience.

The input that came after the question though was surely captivating. It was mind opening in the sense that it felt like a brain teaser. A food for thought if I had to put it into words.

Honestly, what will you do if you knew you could not fail? What will I do if I knew I could not fail?

And the answer? A lot of things.

Too many dreams to count.

But then she said something. Something that got me thinking.

It went a little something like "To learn, but not to fail, is the same as not learning at all."

It's true though when you really think about it. Humans cannot live without challenges.

That is why some people are addicted to games, some are active in sports, some like to learn new languages etc. Other than the excitement and the fun of doing the things that they like, the challenges that come together with them are what make it that much more interesting.

In the context of learning, challenge itself is the essence of learning. To remove challenge is to remove the beauty of growth.

How are we supposed to measure progress without challenges? Without a few setbacks? Without failing once or twice?

Through failure we appreciate knowledge. And through failure we define our success.

But sometimes though, generally speaking, bila belajar benda baru and too many challenges present themselves on the journey, rasa macam nak give up je.

Oh well. That's life I guess. You either let yourself be pushed by these setbacks or you push through em.

p/s: I read a lot of books these past few days. It's the semester break and I have a lot of free time so I figure I should read more because, well, reading is therapeutic and I love reading. 

Aku nak habiskan Marissa Meyer punya buku Archenemies so that I can continue reading Supernova which is the last book from the series and damnnn I'm excited! Hopefully none of my favourite characters will die like how it always happens in a certain movie franchise with the word "wars" in em pfftt #StillBitter