What’s your favorite candy?
There are certain candies that don’t just taste sweet—they mean something. They carry memories. Moments. A time stamp on your life. For me, that candy is the Junior Mint.
Chocolate on the outside. Cool mint on the inside. A perfect balance of rich and refreshing. Not loud. Not flashy. Just quietly confident. The kind of candy that doesn’t need to shout to be remembered.
I don’t remember the first Junior Mint I ever had, but I do remember how it made me feel. Like a pause button. Like things were okay, even if just for a minute. There’s something about mint that clears your head while chocolate comforts your soul.
And then there’s Seinfeld.
If you’re a fan, you already know the episode. If you’re not, let me paint the picture. A routine medical procedure. A quiet operating room. And Jerry and Kramer watching from above, snacking on Junior Mints. One slips. It falls. Directly into the patient.
Cue panic. Cue guilt. Cue laughter.
Only on Seinfeld could a piece of candy become a medical plot twist. And somehow—miraculously—the patient improves. The Junior Mint, against all odds, becomes a hero. Not bad for a candy that usually lives at the bottom of a movie theater box.
That episode sealed it for me. Junior Mints weren’t just candy anymore. They were cultural icons. They had range. They had depth. They had a storyline.
But maybe that’s why I love them so much.
Life is a lot like that episode. We’re all sitting in the observation deck, thinking we’re just passing time, tossing candy into our mouths, when suddenly something slips. A word. A decision. A moment we didn’t think through. And it drops right into the middle of something important.
We assume the worst.
But every now and then, that unexpected drop-in doesn’t ruin things. Sometimes it makes things better. Sometimes the mistake heals instead of harms. Sometimes the Junior Mint saves the day.
So yes, I love Junior Mints because they taste good. Because they remind me of movie theaters and sharing a box with someone I love. Because mint and chocolate are better together than they ever were apart.
But mostly, I love them because they remind me that life doesn’t always go according to plan—and that doesn’t mean it’s going wrong.
Sometimes, the thing you never meant to drop ends up being exactly what was needed.
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