Eating and Living in The Moment

The nourishment of food is what initially grounds us in the physical plane of being. Needing food is what makes us different to spirits, if we believe in spirits. The partaking of food, is the first and most intrinsic consequence of our physical existence in the universe and the non-ability to partake of food is a consequence of being dead. This might seem to state the obvious, but perhaps we would eat better quality food if we considered it from this perspective. Then we might take the advice of Indian mystic, Kabir, who urged:



If you are thirsty, drink now
for further down the road there are no wells
no rivers
nothing.
If you are hungry, eat now
for further down the road
there is no food.

Of course, he meant this in a spiritual way, but it might not be a bad thing to also take his advice literally. How terrible, to live life and never to enjoy one of the gifts of being alive, that of being able to partake of the fruits of the earth, the delicious, beautiful foods that nature gives us and instead pass on them and only eat bland, processed, synthetic foods.
Blessings on your table!

The Intellectual Foodie
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