Evolution of an Injury
I've said previously that injuries such as cuts, scrapes, and burns are common from working in the kitchen. In fact, I've written about this subject before.
Recently, I cut myself while chopping parsley. It was probably the worst kitchen/knife related injury to date.
I had sliced a corner of my thumb clean off. I bled profusely and had a hard time stopping the bleeding; it took about 30 minutes of applied pressure. I went through several band-aids and pieces of gauze as the night carried on but it was fine, I was fine.
This injury was not brought about by carelessness or distraction, it was caused by a flaw in fundamental technique. And that makes me angrier than anything else. I have a tendencies not to tuck my thumb away as I chop, this resulted in me slicing the portion of my thumb off. This painful occurrence tells me that I need to change, I need to evolve, I need to get better.
Knife skills aside, this entire incident is a giant metaphor for practicing this craft, my craft. Evolve or be left behind. If we don't strive to be better at what we do every day or have that intrinsic yearning need to change, learn, and adapt we only get left behind. Eventually becoming a relic of the past.
I'm changing my technique. I'll improve my knife skills. I don't want to cut myself again.
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Recently, I cut myself while chopping parsley. It was probably the worst kitchen/knife related injury to date.
I had sliced a corner of my thumb clean off. I bled profusely and had a hard time stopping the bleeding; it took about 30 minutes of applied pressure. I went through several band-aids and pieces of gauze as the night carried on but it was fine, I was fine.
This injury was not brought about by carelessness or distraction, it was caused by a flaw in fundamental technique. And that makes me angrier than anything else. I have a tendencies not to tuck my thumb away as I chop, this resulted in me slicing the portion of my thumb off. This painful occurrence tells me that I need to change, I need to evolve, I need to get better.
Knife skills aside, this entire incident is a giant metaphor for practicing this craft, my craft. Evolve or be left behind. If we don't strive to be better at what we do every day or have that intrinsic yearning need to change, learn, and adapt we only get left behind. Eventually becoming a relic of the past.
I'm changing my technique. I'll improve my knife skills. I don't want to cut myself again.
