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Couscous

Season 1, Ep. 8

If it happens, it happens; if it doesn't, it doesn't.


Couscous happens without too much thinking, carrying the seeds that you need to water at boiling point. You'd say it's easy to happen - if it happens. The trouble starts when it doesn't. I've heard it gets all gooey, or all dry, it lingers unfulfilled, a purpose in the back of your mind, waiting. Have you seen someone know how to wait when action is required? There're so many facets to waiting.

The first one is the ready-made encounter, set against a backdrop of humility: when the water meets the crushed grain, which has to be crushed. Even then, as crushed as it is, there's no guaranteed success as these two have to solidify the commitment, the connection. It's the waiting time, slowly progressing to its result. They could accept third parties, small or big, but it's their initial bond that matters in the process. Then, the second phase begins, a phase unclear to many, entirely choice-made, responsible, taste driven. The one, in which they bear the consequences in making one of the most unpredictable life treats. The stage that can never let you second-guess it...

What comes after is not only unclear but also unknown at this point, depending on the leading, outweighing connections couscous has made so far.

If it doesn't, it doesn't - audacious moves need timing, a hint of chance, a helping hand, and the belief that if it doesn't, it doesn't mean it didn't in other meaningful ways. And wait! Just you wait! If it doesn't, it does.


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