Drinking Swill?

Edwin McManus made an point about how we can get so used to our current environments that we're not even aware there's something better out there. His example was talking about how he'd always have meat cooked well done growing up to burn off the bacteria. For him, this was normal, what he was used to. He once tried to order a steak well done at a steakhouse he used to work at, but the chef refused to cook the steak in that manner. (Thank goodness)

The chef instead makes a deal and tells Edwin he'll cook him two steaks, one medium rare and if he doesn't like it, he'll cook another one. Edwin describes how the medium rare steak looks undercooked and unappealing but the moment he tastes it, he's blown away!! He didn't know steak could taste like that because he'd been so accustomed to charred, well-done meat.

We too can get so accustomed to what we know, we forget what's out there. He makes another analogy that if you drink swill (poor quality beverage) enough your tastebuds get accustomed to it and you forget what a really good beverage tastes like.

The horror. Can you imagine not being able to recognize the drink of life because we take on all the swill the world offers instead? Makes me wonder what I'm settling for.