One of the most difficult decisions I faced as a small child was the order in which to eat my M&M's. I was very ritualistic about it and took great care separating them, lining them up in order of preference for consumption. Sometime just to switch it a little they wound up in a groups of beautiful circles, favorite to least.
My order was strictly based upon color preference. Of course with an M&M what else did you have? I found on my wilder days, two M&M became almost interchangeable but only briefly. The order was: Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Green, Tan then Brown. Sometime I was brave enough to start on the dark side with....Brown.
No matter the order they always hit the spot. Sometimes I let them simply melt in my mouth; feeling the outer coating gently give way. Then again, a good chomp on a small handful makes me smile every time.
So I thank the M&M for being there, comforting and teaching me while providing such pleasure. Without knowing it, they taught me how to make decisions and find confidence with my choices. Little do we realize how easily the universe teaches us...if only we stay aware and participate.
Oh, the two interchangeable ones? What did you guess? Well, the Yellow and Orange of course. Anything else would be ridiculous.
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