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I now have stopped saying grace before my meals.
Until now I had though that was a pious thing to do.
Even so, I had my doubts if I was doing the correct thing.
A recent read in a book about metaphysics made it clear to me as to why to do so was meaningless.
To thank God before a meal is to say that God doles out things to us, like rewards and punishment.
But we know that God is not a human figure, sitting up above in the sky, judging us, and giving nice things to some, and nasty things to others.
He make the rain to fall on all. For some, it may be a reason for joy. For others a curse.
When shuffling and dealing cards, to pray for the best hand to come to us, is futile. God has no bearing on our fortune or disaster.
So saying grace at meal time is a childish understanding of the nature of God in our life.
What I do, these days is to thank God for the freedom He has given me to choose my food, the amount I eat, and how I eat that food.
That is a more correct representation of one's relationship with God.
The God is your very essence.
A lot smaller and less powerful that the God of the Cosmos.
But still the same nature as of the God of the Cosmos.
So it is up to me to choose what food, and how much and with what aim I eat that food.
Once my wishes are clear, the larger God will assist me to fulfil those desires.
But what I wish for is my choice.
Wishing you all the happiness in the world , Shree-1
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