What I Learned From These Noodles

I don’t like ramen. I’ve never liked ramen. 

Is it soup? Because you only eat soup when you’re sick. Is it noodles? Because noodles are pasta and pasta is for spaghetti, you eat it with a fork. Plus, it raises blood sugar too quickly and messes with the glycemic index. I’m not sick, nor do I want diabetes, so I don’t like ramen. 

It was a decision I made decades ago.

Was I being rigid about this whole ramen thing? 

Rigidity is a protective mechanism we use to help us feel safe. 

I will not move because it is safer to stay where I am, to know what I know, and to believe what I believe.