Christmas time is one of the only times every year that my dad’s side of the family gets together to relax, exchange gifts, and eat pistachios. The pistachio nut is a staple element of this Christmas time reunion. Hundreds of pistachios and empty shells cover just about every household surface during Christmas time. They are the food of choice. The Smith family has a strange obsession with pistachios, and through this obsession, I have learned several very significant life lessons. My family and their pistachios have undoubtedly influenced my character and are one of my most defining communities.
Most of my family spends Christmas day just sitting, talking, and eating pistachios. When I was younger, this seemed like an incredibly boring routine. As an elementary school kid who was always looking for something to do, I was quite dissatisfied just sitting around the table, talking to the adults, and eating pistachios. Now that a few years have passed, I have
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I was once again amazed at my family’s strange yet incredible pistachio eating talent. However, one bowl of uneaten pistachios still remained at the edge of the counter. I immediately thought that it was very strange that this family ate every single pistachio in sight but left one bowl completely untouched. My uncle came into the kitchen and started eating from the full bowl when he paused and said, “These taste weird.
Are these really pistachios?” Just then my aunt approached the full bowl and said, “Looks like my unsalted pistachios didn’t go over well. Are they really that bad?” My uncle responded, “Why even bother selling unsalted pistachios when everyone knows that pistachios are better with salt?” Lesson number three: do not compromise or change the important things in your life, stick to the things you love, and do not ever replace your salted