83 Finishing Your Meal

【用餐完毕】

我的碗是空的。
我的饥饿感已满足。
我发誓
要为了所有众生的利益而生活。

吃完饭后，不要急着去做下一件事。相反，花点时间感恩你刚刚吃过的食物和促成这一时刻的一切。我们有时只在吃饭前表示感恩，而在饭后就继续忙碌。但是，我们对已吃过的食物和满足感的感恩之情，和我们在吃饭前冥想时的感恩之情一样深。平静幸福地生活是表达感恩的最佳方式，也是我们给世界和下一代的最大礼物。

[Finishing Your Meal]

My bowl is empty.
My hunger is satisfied.
I vow to live
for the benefit of all beings.

After eating, don’t rush on to the next thing. Instead, spend a moment being grateful for the food you have just eaten and all that came together to create this moment. Sometimes we show our gratitude only before we eat, and then after the meal we move on. But we are as grateful for having eaten and for feeling satisfied as we are in the moments of contemplation before we eat. Living peacefully and happily is the best way to show our gratitude and is our greatest gift for the world and the next generation.