“As the proverb says, men cannot know each other until they have eaten salt together.”
–Aristotle
We don’t need the latest study to show us that we are losing the ability to live in communion, even with those closest to us. And not only does this problem start in our homes, it grows there. …
The rest of this reflection in preparation for Thanksgiving is posted at The Blog of the Institute of Family Studies.
Just salt? In one of my Anki card decks of Russian phrases there was one about bread and salt. That led me to learn about the custom of offering salt and bread as a rite of hospitality. You can read about it on wikipedia or see it occasionally in Russian movies. The last couple of movies in which I can remember seeing it were comedies based on mistaken identities.
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