🎥 Coffee, camera, religion, and action!

 "If you could produce a TV show, what would the story be."

Disclosure: I completely deviated from the topic.

In late 2019, I was reading a book about coffee history in the conform of my house. The main plot was how the pope prohibited the java seed because it came from Arabic countries, and the pundits of that era—pope's followers—believed if you drink the beverage, you will become Muslim. 

"What the heck!" I thought.

    That shocked me and made me consider how powerful religion is. When I was growing up, my grandparents said the same—as the local priest told them. Therefore, today's conversation would be about that absurd belief. And yes, if I had the opportunity to produce a show or TV series worldwide, it would be about weird ideas that, unfortunately, our society still has.

    First of all, the plot. According to the book and every manuscript related to coffee's history, Ethiopia is its birthplace. We have to begin there and perhaps, Yemen. Yemen is, too, considered one of the places where the seed developed and was planted.

    Even with those authentic places, the story can not center only on the seed; I want to reveal how religion is not accurate. Occasionally my thoughts concentrate on the most intense topic over the table. This is one of those times. 

    Just as the sadness of my grandmother. 

    "Angry" is what comes to my mind when people become fanatics of a particular thing—for example, a politician.  

    I do accept our show is not going to change them, but hurt them a bit. Like any LateNightShow, unpleasant and with irrelevant content. But true. I need that. The coffee story will be there just to hide out the message.

    Why do I write the essay with hatred sentiments? Because of a recent conversation with my grandmother. That unleashed everything; pay close attention. This is what she said.

    "My father told me I cannot use a bike, son. 'That is not for girls.' he said. I have never tried one. Besides, I do not think right now is the best moment, you know?"

    "But when you grew up, Granny, you and my grandpa had bikes. Why didn't you try?" I replied. 

    "Because the church once said women must stay at home and serve her men. Not learning new stuff to flee."

    "Damn."

    Do you assume that is correct? I do not. She never went anywhere because she will be considered "unpure"—in her own words. The show will depict hard conversations like the previous one. Moreover, It is 2020, you can not merely say science is not based on facts and religion, yes. Who are you? The President of you-know-what-country? I consider that an old, inefficient, and pessimistic way of thinking. The production will fact-check everything we write.

    Before finishing, I must acknowledge I deviated from the topic. It doesn't matter; I desired to write about that. I avoided several phrases and comments. However, I wanted you—an unknown person somewhere in the world—to see this. This day was productive, hell yeah! 

    Finally, here you have a phrase that represents my today's behavior:

"I put love even when I write about hate."

 

 Onward...