Some foods have a good aftertaste. In fact, sometimes the aftertaste is better than the initial taste you get from the first bite. The same is true for foods with a bad aftertaste. Have you ever thought of the aftertaste people have? Not the literal aftertaste, let's keep this PG.
Sometimes when a food has a strong aftertaste, it is enough for me not to eat it again no matter how good the initial bite was. With that said, I don't know what that is worth because I am one of the most picky eaters I have ever lived to know. When I think of a food that has given me a bad aftertaste, it leads me to taste aversion.
If you don't know what taste aversion is, here is the best wikipedia definition you'll find: "Conditioned taste aversion occurs when a human/animal associates the taste of a certain food with symptoms caused by a toxic, spoiled, or poisonous substance. Generally, taste aversion is developed after ingestion of food that causes nausea, sickness, or vomiting." Okay sorry for that visual, gross right? Anyways, let us think about that definition. A food that causes us to be nauseous, sick or vomit...
Has anyone ever made you feel nauseous, sick or even made you literally vomit because of their actions? Here is the linkage between the two that I am trying to make.
After someone makes me feel this way, which if I might add is very hard to do, I will try to avoid them at all costs. The thing that bothers me the most is that I give these people the ability to make me sick to my stomach, or mad, or sad or whatever emotion comes out first. It isn't fair that sometimes these emotions are out of mine and our control, for they just happen.
Well not anymore. If you close your eyes and think about someone who has made you feel like this, yet you still continue communication with them, or even "love" this individual, get it together.
The aftertaste people give says so much about their character it is so stupid to ignore that. I could name three foods I have gotten sick from that I will not eat again, so why go back to that person who gave you such a bitter aftertaste and allow them the opportunity to do it again?
Aftertastes aren't always bad. Some foods give you a great aftertaste. Mostly sour things because they're sweet towards the end. Surround yourself with people who give you a good aftertaste. Surround yourself with people who make you feel as good as you feel after taking a bite of your favorite food.
Surround yourself with the wild, the clean, the fresh, the kind. Pull the plug on the sick, the unworthy, the nauseous feeling you have when you see that person's name. Every time you get that sour taste in your mouth reminding you of the bitter past, tell yourself you are better without that person because I promise you are.
Know your worth. Be better, surround yourself with better. Leave a good aftertaste.
