Indika is always coming up with powerful quotes and
stories. Some of them are from his
religion Buddhism and others are not.
I wanted to share this one with you as we prepared to
learn how to cook a Sri Lankan meal in a private home. Right from cutting the vegetables, preparing
them and then cooking 4 different curries from our work and learning and asking
questions as we went.
Think about those who kindly gave you food and remember
with whose compassion and affection you were given the food.
Remind you always of the labor of work by which the food
was made. Remember the hardship of
producers and be thankful to them.
Be pleased with the taste of the food and enjoy it
thoroughly with happiness.
Think about how fortunate you are to eat and drink,
because you would starve to death if you had no food or drink.
Be always thankful to those who lived in the past,
because they left us with the wisdom to cook food on fire, to eat plants and to
preserve.
Kaibara Ekiken
17th century Japanese Philosopher and
Botanist.
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