Enjoy the Feast!
I enjoy food. I enjoy the ritual of eating, but there have been times that I wished we didn’t have to have food — I didn’t want to have think about it — have to prepare it. Why did all of our special holidays and celebrations have to revolve around FOOD? Why do we have to take time to eat?
Then I realized that food IS our celebration–the bounty of the earth for our survival, for the nourishment of our bodies and our souls. Even other creatures with which we share this beautiful earth depend on it’s bounty for their survival. And even though we view these creatures as searching, hunting and consuming instinctually for their survival, I believe that sometimes they relish their meals. Or at least they appear to be enjoying their meals. Have you ever watched birds eating — they seem so excited as they flit around, scratching and pecking; or our pet dogs devouring their allotted serving — especially if an extra treat is offered or mixed with it. Even the images from the ‘wild’ that we see of lions gorging on their kill, or the bears catching salmon….don’t they look like they are enjoying their feast?
So I have accepted the ritual (and my need -and DESIRE-) of eating. I have settled into my enjoyment of the feast, whether it be a luscious juicy piece of fruit, a rich dessert, a simple but sumptuous stew, or a fresh crisp salad. I enjoy food. I enjoy the ritual of eating.
