Foodbringers

Life brings us many gifts; from the oceans, from the skies, from the earth, and from the breasts of our woman. This world holds an abundance of edibility among many other phenoms including that of human creation and that of nature's creation. There are candies and spices and tri-colored pastas and even meats drawn from succulent juices. But, among us and for each one these morsels are involved in a greater interaction we can make with another of our kind. We seek connections with others who share our views, who feel our emotion, and who share our bread. The ties that bind us and the love we share revolves around our ability to give back to one another, in kind, the feeling of comfort and trust. We seek our Foodbringer for no other reason other than to satisfy our desire to share the flavors of life.

This creature, the Foodbringer, is a species which I've sought for some time. We all have at some point. The Foodbringer is an essential key to happiness as it represents the notion that we are being taken care of. Of course they come in all shapes and sizes, forms and functions, sexes and ages. But their quintessential purpose is the same: They bring us food and they bring it with love.

Be it the sandwich that is built just right, the flambet prepared to perfection, or the reheated leftovers just because, a Foodbringer is one who knows the meaning of a meal brought just for you. Of course there are numerous ways to "bring" but the meaning of it is the same. To be a Foodbringer is the truest display of devotion to another and one which speaks stronger than any poem or bouquet. And that is why, for all their efforts, the Foodbringers are among the most revered of our kind.

I've spent my life on the quest for a Foodbringer of my own. I've encountered many on my travels and I've learned a great deal about what it means to share in the bounty of our hearth. But a true Foodbringer cannot be summoned out of thin air. It takes trust and compassion for another to bestow gifts of food, especially when none was requested but was truly desired. That type of committment takes a special connection and to gain that is the greatest of life's goals. My Foodbringer is out there, I hope. Is yours?

Bringing my own,

Bloom