Today at the deli counter I was pondering what new taste sensation to explore this week. I saw the florentine burgers, and asked the young man behind the counter if he had tasted them before, and if so, what were they like, and what would he suggest serving with them.
He gave a big smile, and said they were especially good when warmed and served over a bed of rice.
As he said ‘rice’, I experienced a panic attack. The image of maggots jumped in my brain, and I thought, I can’t eat that.
Earlier this week I had written a post on maggots, saying how they gave me the heebie jeebies. The intellectual part of me doesn’t understand this as they are very helpful creatures, cleaning up carcasses, used as food in some cultures and even used in healing. I asked for their guidance in overcoming my revulsion of them.
Obviously, I’ve made no progress in overcoming this revulsion. I need to start with the basics, perhaps just looking at pictures of maggots, until I start to feel the revulsion lessen.
We all do better when all creatures do better. It may be that as I learn to lessen my revulsion of maggots, an energetic shift will be made and they may get a better reputation in the world, which they deserve. If you are like me, and can’t eat rice because it reminds you of maggots, I invite you to join me in learning how to become a friend of the maggot.
Harmony,
Janet Roper
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Oh dear… I share that revulsion. :0
I liked reading the things they do that are useful – and I know it’s true – but it’s still so hard to think of maggots with anything but a slight turning of the stomach.
It’s interesting that I love vultures (commonly know here as buzzards) and they have a pretty bad rep and are considered “nasty.”
Interesting to ponder, Janet. Thanks for the nudge.
Hi billie,
I wonder what has given them such a bad rap.
If you have just a slight turning of the stomach, you’re farther ahead in your relationship with maggots than I am!
I like vultures too – I think they’re very interesting, and I appreciate how they clean up the world for us. Same with crows. Hmmmm……
Thanks for stopping by!