Life is Like a Box of Chocolates.....

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. More often than not, these boxes of delicacies come in a prearranged assortment. Different shapes, sizes, even varieties. The diversity in each box is an attempt to accommodate the many personal tastes of consumers. To enable the chocolatier to sell as many boxes as possible.

Candies are divided by a paper wrapper and organized in evenly spaced rows. Each chocolate an individual with its own design and markings. Circular, square and even shell-shaped. Every morsel unique in flavor. Tidbits of caramel, fruit, marsh-mellow, and nougat dipped in dark, milk or white chocolate. Amazing goodness. No wonder they are the gift of choice on Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.

I have received many a box of chocolates in my life. Many were milk chocolate and delectable while others, nuts in the middle, I tossed immediately. Funny how most people do use their thumb and break the nibble apart to see what is inside before pooing it in their mouth. Most truffles a one bite delight. You can usually find one or two that are to your liking, the others well, you pawn off on someone else.

This conundrum of cocoa choice got me to thinking this weekend. A classroom is much like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get. They are diverse and the different varieties or personalities mix well together or not. Some classes make you smile the minute they enter the room, while others take a bit to warm up to. The diversity is amazing. The anticipation each day of opening the door to see what is inside is suspenseful. Always curious as to how students will interact with me daily. But, I always stay flexible and open-minded to try new things. Much like an undiscovered sweetness or saltiness in a large box of chocolates, each student has hidden talents and interests that just need to be recognized and nurtured.