@MozartLink,
Jeeez so many things popping up in my head reading this..
I like these kind of comparisons, so I had a good read reading your "opinion of life" but honestly you missed out some heavy parts in your sweet explanation.
Assuming to be the judge only in relation to life is rather ridiculous. Who cooks it? Who serves it?
Being the chef sometimes suck, it's stressful and easy to mess up, but since it is you that eats it and judges it afterwards, you might as well just try and get your gourmet skills ready.
Cooking is all about experimenting and sometimes it really tastes like ****, but what then? Do you throw it away and cook something fully new? Well, that's one option but I suggest you to use your brain and think and figure out what the hell went wrong. Try over and over again. Learn how to cook. And especially what kind of food you love.
And then, finally cook something you cherish
Of course there's a chance to catch rotten groceries but there's always a chance for everything - everything that can happen will happen.
A piece of food cannot get better by leaving it untouched - in fact it can only get worse. So if you get yourself something that tasted like ****, you better get some spices and seasoning. If you can afford it, cook yourself something new. Or you might as well just throw it away as you suggested.
Peace and Love