Have you ever thought about the amount of energy (Qi) required to prepare a meal?
Let’s start with the Qi needed to grow the food. Of course, each food has its own growing process, but generally a seed is planted and with the right amount of water, nutrients and sunlight it grows into a seedling. Little by little, this little sprout blooms until it reaches its potential and fruits. Once the fruit ripens, the reward is ours. But it doesn’t stop there! Then we harvest the food, clean it, chop and bake it, and share it with our families.
Usually we sit at the dining table, eat the food on our plate and go on with our day. We do not stop to think about Qi in each of these matters. Maybe it’s because our society has become so disconnected from the source. Instead of growing and harvesting the food ourselves, we go to the store and the shelves are stocked with all the food we could ever need. We buy, cook and serve. Our focus is on what lies ahead – the end result – and that extends far beyond the walls of the kitchen. Whether that end result is our dinner, a work deadline, or a superstar athlete, we often fail to see that preparing the food, completing the work, and raising the athlete requires Qi – and a lot of it.
Everything you do in life requires Qi. And often that Qi is wasted. Excess food is thrown away and hours are spent slaving away at a work project and driving to training and competitions. That is time – and Qi – that you will never get back. The next time you waste food or spend hours in front of a computer, stop and think about all the Qi that went into getting that food on your plate or the deadline for your boss. Was it worth it?
Never waste anything, not even you.
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