In every dish he created and every decision he made, he was living the lessons his grandmother and his father taught him, I am reading about a man born in Ethiopia in the October 2014 Reader’s Digest. (His grandmother showed him the possibilities of food.)

Already for a long time I have been thinking about the lessons I have been taught. Am I living the lessons I have been taught?

I am reminded again of what the Lord Jesus Christ says about the wise builder and the foolish builder.

The wise builder:

“‘Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house upon the rock.'” (Matthew 7:24).

The foolish builder:

“‘But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.'” ( Matthew 7:26 ).

I really believe that the chef who was born in Ethiopia and brought up in Sweden lived the lessons he had been taught, because in 2003 he won the title of best chef in New York. (2003 James Beard Foundation Awards in New York.)