Lesson 51: A meal you can cook/How to keep calm and avoid stress?

1: A meal you can cook:

I live in the Northern areas of Pakistan, which are rich with distinct meals. We usually prefer meat over vegetables. I grew up seeing my father and mother cooking various dishes. But one that always steals the show is “Dam Pukht”. I love cooking it. It contains no amount of spices and extra condiments. It has an earthly taste of meat infused with the tastes of various vegetables cooked on slow flame for an hour or two. I’ve tried cooking it a few times and it turned out delicious, and I always get appreciation from the audience.

2: How to keep calm and avoid stress:

Life is not a bed of roses alone, it’s a blend of both good and bad instances. The question is Interesting and difficult to answer at the same time. According to what I believe it’s humanly impossible to avoid stress throughout our lives. One should not dwell on avoiding stress, rather the aim should be to deal sanely with stress and anxiety. Personally, whenever I feel stressed I go for a long walk, it helps me. And sometimes I pour my heart out on a piece of paper. In addition, for a mental peace and calmness, I believe one should look at the brighter aspects of the issues at hand, rather than completely losing oneself to the calamities of life. Keeping in mind that everything happens for a reason, and bad times too shall pass would help a lot.

I know it’s difficult to remain sane in this world of insanity and chaos, but one has to look at the welcoming opportunities life has yet to offer.