Piece of Cake

Learning English is not a "piece of cake" (an expression or idiom that means: easy, no problem). In truth, it can be very difficult. Almost as difficult as it is for me to learn Chinese. Many of the things we do are a struggle. Some of them take great effort, like learning a new language, studying hard for a test, training for a new job, or raising children. None of these things can be said to be easy. Easy is falling off a bicycle, falling asleep when you are very tired, eating food that is placed in front of you when are hungry, and for a young man (like me), falling in love when he sees a beautiful woman. Another expression is "easy as pie," because eating pie is easy, at least for me. As long as I don't have to cook it. My Grandmother knew how to bake great pies. She could make wonderful apple, pecan (my favorite, but it is almost pure sugar), rhubarb (a kind of plant that has a little bit of a sour taste), pumpkin, and sweet potato pies. I can't cook them, but I have no problem eating them. I even know how to heat them up in a microwave. I am a pretty clever guy.
So, I guess if there's a point I should try try make, it's that when we are going to do something that scares us, or seems very difficult, we need to believe that we can do it. And so, "Piece of cake!" Speaking of which, someone was kind enough to give me a piece of cake this afternoon. I think I'll have some...See you!