Nourishment part II

When I understand that other beings nourish me, my response to their needs and my concern for what happens to them become the basis of my selfhood. I don’t take responsibility for the other, but I take responsibility for myself by caring for the other. When we understand that resources nourish us - that they are nourishment, not resources - we shift the focus from a functional perspective to one of joy. Nourishment attaches enjoyment to the fact of being alive.