thoughts of chopsticks

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

Our family went to dinner at a sushi restaurant this evening and, per usual, Cyn Cyn and Ava asked me to make little "chopstick holder boats" out of their paper chopstick sleeves. This is something that we do at most sushi restaurants, almost without even knowing it.

I don't remember specifically when I and my sisters started this habit, but I'm sure Cindy was the one who taught me how to transform the paper into a little boat upon which I could rest my chopsticks.

While I was folding it, I was happy to think of passing down this minor ritual to my girls, since it had originally been passed on to me by their Tita Cyn. At the same time, it made me sad as I reflected upon how much more fun it would have been for everyone, if Cindy would have been able to teach this - and so many other things, both big and small - to her nieces personally.