Stephen Fellows- Tangerines

In his book Thich Nhat Hanh discusses one of the first ideas we explored in class. The idea that people should be mindful of their food and where it came from. The women in the movie ate food that came from the local enviroment and so do many people around the world. Thich Nhat Hanh talks about passing tangerines around to children and meditating on the origin of the fruit. That is came not only from a tree but also the blossoms of the tree. The begining of the fruit as the blossoms fell off the tree. And that someone had to pick the fruit before they recieved it. He describes how each bite of the fruit was taken while thinking about the food. The taste the texture and where it came from. This sounds alot like the experience that people miss out of today. Many people do not take the time to think about what they are eating. Maybe its because if we did we would lose our appetite. Who wants to think about proccessed chiken or spam. But to think about fruit and vegetables and realize that they were growing living organisms is what Thich Nhat Hanh is talking about. He says that to eat this way you can see the whole universe and that to take the time to just sit and eat your food while being mindful of it is a pleasure.