Thiruvalluvar, the renowned Tamil Saint, who has written the immortal work called "Kural", used to keep by his side, when he sat for meals, a needle and a small cup filled with water.
Once his host asked him why he insisted on having these two placed by the side of the plate.
He said, "Food should not be wasted. Even a grain is precious. Sometimes, stray grains of cooked rice or stray pieces of cooked vegetables fall off the plate or away from it, while I eat; then I lift them off the floor, with the help of this needle and stir them in the water to clean them, and eat them."
What a great lesson this is, for whose who waste more than they consume!
~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba ~
(S.S. April 1993)
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