Around the world, much food is thrown away just because it has gone beyond the date stamped on the packet. Some dishes remain edible long after the declared deadline. Yet others can go bad earlier than ever expected. Manufacturers, not wanting to be sued, give the earliest possible deadline and customers, not wanting to defy written instructions, respect the label more than the evidence of their own eyes, nose and taste buds, will you go by what's written or what inner wisdom suggests?Many things make you different to most folk. Your ability, for example, to throw yourself wholeheartedly into all you do. Your tendency too, to bounce back from apparent disaster. And we should never forget your amazing ability to turn a small glimmer of hope into a furious fire of faith. But sometimes too, we notice another character trait in you. Your tendency to slip into a blue mood and feel far too sorry for yourself for too long. You've done more than enough of that now, though, it's back to the good stuff.