They look exactly the same, don’t they?
But one tastes sweet,
and the other tastes salty.
Both are needed —
but not too much.
and not artificial.
Life can’t be without both.
It is a mix of salt and sugar.
We need its salt to make it liveable.
We need its sugar to make it enjoyable.
Without them, life would be tasteless,
wouldn’t it?
People can be salt and sugar too.
Have you ever met someone who adds a bit of flavour to a gathering, a meeting, or even a party?
They might bring a joke, a touch of humour, or even an unfathomable argument, but they change the dull mood and stir life back into the company.
In Arabic, we say this person is the salt of the gathering.
And… have you ever met someone who makes everything taste sweet even the bitter coffee?
These are the ones who smile at you, reassure you when things get hard, and show up whenever you need them.
They are like natural sugar; sweet, simple, and healthy.
You know what?
They say that salt and sugar are among the most dangerous substances in modern civilisation.
Of course they are; but that’s mainly about the artificial ones, the fake ones, the man-made ones.
So why mix things up?
But… life will never run out of the genuine person who is the salt of the gathering, and the kind one who is the sugar for the soul.
With salt-and-sugar thoughts,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 