Pomegranates...

Mum brought home pomegranates the other day... It has been a long time since i have tasted this fruit... opening it is like opening a treasure chest filled with tiny studs of ruby-like juicy sacs... Each harden sac shades from the reddish sparkle of the red wine to a translucent creamy milk colour... Embedded in the center of each 'ruby' is a new life for its kind... I use to leave most of those untouched because of the limitation in time, though they are sweet and nice to eat, it takes a long time and a little skill of the tongue to separate the flesh from the brownish seed, so small that it could easily be swallowed by accident (which may cause complications in the bowels)... As I was not in a hurry just now, i finished the whole fruit which has been satisfying for only a moment as shock creeps into me when i look into the face of the old clock... I took 1 hour to finish chewing the flesh and spitting out those almond shaped seeds... This is the first time i tasted success in finishing a fruit... The effort that has been given is certainly something that should never be done when my hands are full (i certainly would not have so much time to spare again as my semester will start soon)... though petty to consume, i could not help wondering about the cost of each of these fruits...They are not cheap to come by although they are tiresome to eat.... Mum said she had bought it so that i could get to know this curiosity of a fruit... This time she bought it out of nostalgia to re-introduce this fruit to me... I presume that she does not want me to forget the taste and appearance of it... Mum used to say that children nowadays missed lots of chances to taste unusual fruits which are abundant in the traditional markets for two reasons: they are picky in the type of food they eat (prefer only fast and tasty instant food or the more common type such as apples usually seen in supermarkets); they never get their slippers or shoes dirty by stepping into wet markets (this is pretty certain as most wake up long after the sun rises)... It is a good thing mum always brought home many fruits whether it grows locally or somewhere exotic... i am a fortunate one to taste such a wide variety of food (it is always food which inspire me) =D