Friday, August 6, 2010

One of my all-time favorite quotes is that 'the pen is mightier than the sword,' but i, personally, believe that two can be equally powerful- when your 'sword' is a chef's knife. It is my opinion that writing and cooking are the two most effective ways in stirring emotion in other people. 

If you were to write the greatest essay, story or poem of all time, it would have to be one that hit hard in the minds and souls of everyone that read it. All of the stops that may or may not exist in your writing would have to be pulled, some grammar laws would have to be mutilated in order to convey your correct message, exactly how you want it to appear on paper. It wouldn't be pretty at first, but eventually it would be the greatest thing ever.

the same thing happens with cooking a dish- if you set out to cook the best dish ever, you could steal the hearts of the masses, and like writing, it would be messy, it might not be a healthy dish, or it may not be something that many people are willing to eat- like certian parts of an animal such as foe gras, or pork, but if you create it exactly how you want to, it could be the best thing ever.

so is the pen mightier than the sword? i'd like to know.