Cucumbers (Any correction appreciated :D )
Stay Strong, Cucumbers!
My father has two jobs. He is a farmer as well as a landscaper. We have a small farm in the countryside, and we grow variety of crops every year. Often, we, as a family complain about living in the countryside because of inconveniences and difficulties such as recycling trash and lack of nearby supermarkets. I mean, we literally have to “travel” just to go to a supermarket. Whenever my father hears these complaints, he answers with a soothing, comforting smile. Even though I complain at times, especially when I have to wait for a bus for more than thirty minutes, I know very well that my heart is where my home is - my father's, our countryside home.
Cucumbers have always been among the mainstay staple of crops in our farm. And as such, they have an intimate, sentimental connection to our family history. In the stills of an early evening in our countryside, my family members gather in the living room in front of the TV. Then, my father quite secretly, tiptoes to the front porch like a cat tailing a mouse and always returns to the living room with five fresh, oraganic green cucumbers in his tanned, rough hands. The hand picked, lovingly farmed cucumbers are undoubtedly sweet, cool and refreshing. And as my teeth crunches into the ripe cucumber, the delightful thought and realization that I am able to enjoy these home grown, fresh fruits and vegetables at anytime, at my own whim makes me eternally grateful for our garden, our small farm, our countryside home. However, at the same time, my mind gets cluttered and I contemplate, “I wonder what my experiences would be like if I didn't have a dedicated father who picks and bring us the world’s best cucumbers.”
My father hands the cucumbers to each member of our family and proceeds to tells us, one by one, “this is my special present for you.” And indeed, it is a precious present with powers to erase the day's stress, worries and fatigue. From time to time, instead of eating the cucumbers. we sliced the cucumbers into many pieces, and put them on our faces, all of us lying side by side. Cucumber facial masks are supposedly known to have whitening as well as moisture creating effects. We were not sure if the cucumber facials were effective for our skins, but we just enjoyed those priceless, invaluable times. We cherished those moments because we were together as a family.
Cucumbers (Any correction appreciated :D )
Stay Strong, Cucumbers!
My father has two jobs, a farmer as well as a landscaper. We have a small farm, and we grow many kinds of crops every year. My family members sometimes complain about living in the countryside to my father, because of such problems as trash recycling and supermarkets. (We need to “travel” just to get to a supermarket.) Whenever my father receives lots of complaints from us at a time, he just answers with a smile. Even though I sometimes complain to him, especially when I had to wait for a bus for more than thirty minutes, I know very well that my home is where my heart is.
There have been always cucumbers among the crops, and they have been deeply related to our family history. When the night is still young, all of my family members used to gather in the living room, in front of the TV. Then, my father secretly tiptoed to the front porch like a cat tailing a mouse, and when he came back, there were always five green cucumbers in his tanned rough hands. The cucumbers that were just washed off were, undoubtedly, sweet and cool. Whenever my teeth crunched into the cucumber’s body, I was grateful that I had my house, a garden and a small farm, and that I could enjoy the fresh fruits and vegetables at any time I wanted. However, at the same time, my mind was cluttered with bad ideas like “What would it be like if there were no father who would pick and bring the world’s best cucumbers to me? To us?”
He used to hand over cucumbers, one by one, to my family members, saying “This is my special present for you.” That indeed was a present which had a power to forget that day’s stresses, worries and fatigue over the body. From time to time, we did not just eat cucumbers. Instead, we sliced cucumbers into many pieces, and put them on our faces, lying together. Cucumber facial mask packs are known to have whitening effect, and they are also high in water content. We were not sure if the cucumber on our face was really effective for our skins, but we just enjoyed that time. We cherished those moments because we were together.
