Apples and Onions

Don't ever put apples and onions in the same refrigerator drawer. I learned that lesson the hard way this week. Every apple I have eaten has had an onion aftertaste. Apples are one of my most favorite fruits, but that's kinda been soured this week. 
The whole experience reminded me of the apples and onions analogy. In Young Women's (years ago), we had an object lesson where a bunch of apples and two onions were covered in caramel. The onions were the biggest of the bunch. We all selected which "apple" we wanted, and as we went to take a bite our leaders talked about how outward appearances don't always match what a person is like on the inside. The onions were the biggest and most round of the bunch. On the outside, they were covered with caramel-sweet goodness. But on the inside, they were onions - bitter, sour onions. 
Luckily, those who took the onions didn't have to eat them. The treat, obviously, for that evening was carameled apples. They didn't taste quite as good as they would have before the object lesson, but the point was made. Things are not always what they appear to be. People are not always what we assume they are. 
This week has been a reminder to be careful not to make assumptions about anything or anyone. Oh yes, and also to keep my onions out of the fruit drawer in the fridge.