Just get used to it!

It’s an acquired taste.

I used to completely despise metal music.  I couldn’t figure out how anyone could like something that was just a cacophony of unrelated sound.  The more I listened to it, (either on internet radio or through friends) the more able I was to pick out patterns in the complex (and sometimes overwhelming) music, and even to like some of the songs.  In other words:  the more I listened, the more I liked — even though I started out with the exact opposite opinion.

I see this same effect in many other areas.

I used to dislike salads.  I started to force myself to eat them in order to lose some weight, and to get healthier in general — now, I actually enjoy a good salad for lunch, for dinner… even breakfast, if I need to get rid of leftovers. (I can never figure out why breakfast need have a different composition than dinner.  Some people think that’s strange.)

I sincerely hated running.  I spent a few months running as part of the cross-country team, and I discovered that it really wasn’t as bad as I originally thought… or, at least, it’s possible to convince myself of that.

Really, I think that anything in life can be adjusted to if you have the right attitude or the right motivation.  I you really need to do something, your body, mind, and preferences can take a backseat to the necessity if you force them to.

Nothing is impossible to tolerate.  Even the taste of salmon.

(It’s an aquired taste, they say.)

2 Responses to “Just get used to it!”

  1. What about tomato? Or tuna?

    Bleh.

    =D

  2. Ha ha. *sticks tongue out* I hate running with a fiery passion, and there’s no possible way to convince me otherwise. Same with salad.

    No one should have to force themselves to do things they hate, eh? :)

    Salmon is tasty. I guess in my family it’s hard not to think so, since my dad eats it quite possibly 5 days a week and I was essentially raised on it from elementary school on.

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