it rained today in london.

i had a really good conversation today. i met up with my friend brad and we talked about wild stuff. one thing he's mentioned before, and that we talked about again today, was fermentation. the analogy it can be.

the other night at alex's birthday we went to the pub. brad was talking about how much he loves beer because of the process behind it. how long it takes and the specific process that goes behind making something taste perfect.

i really like that a lot. i really think that good things take a lot of time.


in almost everything i find that i want to see results right away. that's why i like vacuuming sometimes, and even ironing. you get what you want immediately.

ah! if life could be like that. if every problem could be solved, if everything i wanted could be given to me the instant i want it. that would be fun for a bit, maybe. then i'd get bored and probably go after something that was harder to attain, something that required more of a pursuit.

but i think the fermenting is worth it, for things that require it. for friendships, for people to learn about god and maybe to one day love him, too.

brad mentioned that if you taste the beer before it's ready it tastes pretty bad. i haven't done this with beer, but i think with many things i have experienced this.

so this is a truth to me, because i have experienced it.

that good things take time.