42 Choosing What to Eat

【选择什么食物】

我们的饮食和食品生产方式可能对其他物种、我们自己的身体以及地球造成极大的伤害。或者，我们的种植、分配和食用食物的方式可以成为创造更大疗愈的一部分。我们可以选择。

因为我们许多人现在的饮食方式，地球遭受了深重的伤害。为了种植粮食喂养牲畜，森林被砍伐，动物的饲养方式污染了我们的水和空气。大量的粮食和水也被用来制造酒精。尽管地球有能力养活我们所有人，但每天仍有成千上万的儿童因饥饿和营养不良而死亡。

每顿饭，我们都在做出有助于或伤害地球的选择。"今天我应该吃什么？"是一个非常深刻的问题。你或许每天早晨都想问自己这个问题。你可能会发现，随着你实践正念饮食并开始深入观察你所吃喝的东西，你对某些食物的欲望可能会改变。你的幸福与地球的幸福是相互交织的。

[Choosing What to Eat]

Our way of eating and producing food can be very violent, to other species, to our own bodies, and to the Earth. Or our way of growing, distributing, and eating food can be part of creating a larger healing. We get to choose.

The planet suffers deeply because of the way many of us eat now. Forests are razed to grow grain to feed livestock, and the way the animals are raised pollutes our water and air. A lot of grain and water is also used to make alcohol. Tens of thousands of children die of starvation and malnutrition every day, even though our Earth has the ability to feed us all.

With each meal, we make choices that help or harm the planet. “What shall I eat today?” is a very deep question. You might want to ask yourself that question every morning. You may find that as you practice mindful eating and begin to look deeply at what you eat and drink, your desire for certain foods may change. Your happiness and that of the Earth are intertwined.