I was about to dig into my dark chocolate (vegan) pancakes with my homemade (vegan) nutella, when I paused. Today, for me, is supposed to be about finding purpose, so a certain deliberate, meditative moment felt necessary after the preparation of food. I don't often pause before eating--I'm usually too excited about what's in front of me--so for a brief second the idea of prayer came to mind.
Most people pray before eating to thank God for their food.
So who would I thank? Well, there was flour, sugar, cocoa, soy milk, baking powder, salt. So lots of farmers (some of them--cocoa---possibly underpaid and overworked) were involved in this. Then there was probably some kind of refinement process, then packaging, shipping, stocking. Bethany made the nutella, so major props to her! Plus whatever ingredients went into that. It's fun to think about all the people who were involved in such a simple meal. People who are probably not normally appreciated for their "menial" labor. Without these people, I could't enjoy my many tasty meals. I also couldn't live in this house (construction workers), drive down the street, throw anything away (garbage collectors)...everyone contributes something. We're all one giant community. We just don't normally act like it. It can never be every wo/man for her/himself. We need each other.
So thank you, people, for my meal. I genuinely appreciate your hard work.
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