Skin Deep

They say that beauty is only skin deep. Or they say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Or they say that you can't judge a book by it's cover.









I think they saw this tomato in my garden. Maybe they saw it's beauty. But I, I was tempted to send it straight to the compost. Look at it - it's down right ugly. It doesn't take a dirty mind to see that it looks more like the back side of chimp than a delectable fruit.

Some kind of pity welled up in me for that poor, ugly tomato. I gave that tomato a chance. I cut it open, sliced it up, took a bite.
They were right.
This tomato was the most delicious tomato of the summer - warm, juicy, meaty, and yes - ugly.

I wonder how many things, how many ideas, how may people(?) I've sent straight to the compost because I did judge the book by the cover. Today, I'm glad I took a chance on an ugly tomato.

ps Even those of you who I couldn't convince to love the taste of this ugly tomato (you know who you are!!) must admit that it is beautiful looking on the inside!