The box of matches theory

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“As you see, within our bodies each of us has the elements needed to produce phosphorus. And let me tell you something I’ve never told a soul. My grandmother had a very interesting theory; she said that each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can’t strike them all by ourselves; …, we need oxygen and a candle to help. In this case, the oxygen, for example, would come from the breath of the person you love; the candle could be any kind of food, music, caress, love, or sound that engenders the explosion that lights one of the matches. For a moment we are dazzled by an intense emotion. Pleasant warmth grows within us, fading slowly as time goes by, until a new explosion comes along to revive it. Each person has to discover what will set off those explosions in order to live, since the combustion that occurs when one of them is ignited is what nourishes the soul. That fire, in short, is its food. If one doesn’t find out in time what will set off those explosions, the box of matches dampens, and not a single match will ever be lighted.”
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel

Comments

Behdokht said…
Liked it! ;) :)
May 05, 2010
shobeir said…
Thanks Behi!
LIKE!!!!!!!!!
May 06, 2010
Aftab bano said…
I love the book and I loved the movie! if you haven't seen it, we should watch it together once...
May 10, 2010
Daisy said…
ok, I rent the DVD and you make some popcorn for me. We can watch it at your place ;)
May 10, 2010
Aftab bano said…
Yahooo! When am I expecting you? :)
May 11, 2010
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