Trust

It's a sad course of events when you realize you can't always trust those whose back you always had. 

This industry can be supportive or it can be cutthroat and you never know which way it might turn.

I used to think I didn't want to give away all the things I knew and would stop just short of giving away my 100% ... And then my mentor made a statement that a true chef should promote the profession and not just themselves. 

So the question then is why do many try to bury the next guy? 

I can only assume it's because you have your own esteem issues. You feel you aren't good enough or that you could be better and don't want to see someone step ahead of you. "Nothing had ever not been done before" is a pretty realistic statement in our realm ... But does that mean you shouldn't strive to push further ... That you should just take what someone else has done and make it yours without modification? Does it mean that when you feel you "own" something you shouldn't want to see the next person succeed and allow them an opportunity to excel? 

I don't want to live in a trust no one world. There is enough of that to go around already. 

This work is my passion. I want to treat my passion with dignity. I want to offer my hand to those who want to take it to the next level ... If I can make our world better by passing on a gift that was given to me, why wouldn't I want to?