do all pleasures turn to pain eventually? i don't know about 'all'. i do have experience about some. for instance, eating is such an indescribable joy but over-eat can eventually lead to overweight. okay, let's not even go that far. what about my chai and oatmeal? the hygienist works her butt off and overtime to scurb off the chai stains particularly those nooks and crannies i can't see. meanwhile i feel my jaws are about to go numb and break. it is unpleasant and uncomfortable. she asks me afterwards, do you drink chai all day? no, just once, in the morning. do you rinse after drinking? ahh...sort of...kind of. then, with kindness and unmistakable authority she instructs, rinse, use a brush and go between the teeth.
a little while later, my dentist gives me yet another piece of depressing news, suk wah, i read that drinking and eating too hot can increase the chance of having mouth cancer by 20%, don't eat your oatmeal scalding hot, let it cool off a bit. what about my chai? chai too, don't drink too hot. should i try to explain to her how lukewarm it feels to drink lukewarm chai? i don't think so particularly since it has suddenly elevated into a life and death matter.
what a pain.
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