precious life

 I started this blog because I wanted to put God's love and Buddha's mercy into words, but I've strayed further and further from the topic of "eating" and can't get back on track. But I want to write a bit more, so I'll write.

Modern people have tried to turn a blind eye to the fact that eating means killing. They say things like "producing" broilers, and they are lined up in supermarkets as if they were inorganic industrial products. Whether it's chickens, pigs, or cows, they try to make the process of "killing" as invisible as possible. And when it comes to plants, they take advantage of the fact that they don't make a sound when they are killed, and don't even think about the fact that each of their cells is still alive.

In other words, they turn a blind eye to "death."

The same can be said about the "death" of us humans.

We will all die someday, but we try not to think about it as much as possible, making the topic taboo, and living each day while turning a blind eye.

Isn't that right?

And because we turn a blind eye to "death," we can't think properly about "life" either.

Because we do not look at death properly, we do not appreciate the value of life.

We do not understand how precious and valuable life is, and how that in itself is an incredible miracle and blessing.

In other words, we become ungrateful.

Surely ancient people killed and ate prey right in front of their eyes, so they naturally appreciated the value of life and had a sense of gratitude. It must have been natural for them to mourn the spirits of animals.

So, that's enough about eating, and I would like to go back to the beginning and begin again.

Let's be guided by Love and Mercy.