Once I came to visit my friend. It was in the evening, and she decided to treat me to dinner. It should be noted that my girlfriend loves experiments. She wondered what would happen if I added a cup of salt to a cup of rice and cook? Fortunately, I managed to stop my friend and convince me to cook rice in the traditional way.
However, this incident with rice and salt reminded me of a philosophical parable, which I told my friend about.
If you were cooking 3 cups of rice, would you add 3 cups of salt to it?
Of course not! Thus, in any preparation, rice always exceeds the amount of such spices as salt. However, a small amount of salt has a huge impact on the overall result. There will be no salt and rice will be completely tasteless.
Look at the ceiling of the room where you are currently. What is the size of the lamp compared to the size of the room? The ratio is probably 1: 5000. However, darkness leaves all space as soon as a small light comes on. There will be no light, and the room will remain in darkness.
The origins
You ask, what does salt and rice have to do with it. And most importantly - how is all this connected with the human person?
The above examples may seem commonplace. Perhaps you did not even notice a deep subtext.
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However, the origins of the story of salt and rice are rooted in the Bible. It was for the first time that it spoke of the light of the world and the salt of the Earth.
I asked my friend if she had heard about the Sermon on the Mount and if she understood the words of Jesus Christ:
You are the salt of the earth. If salt loses its strength, then how can you make it salt? She is no longer worthless, how could she throw her out for trampling people. You are the light of the world. A city standing on top of a mountain cannot hide. And when they light a candle, they do not put it under a vessel, but on a candlestick, and it shines on everyone in the house. So let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and glorify your Heavenly Father.
(Matthew 5: 13-16)
Do you understand what Jesus Christ meant? Everything is very simple. He said that every person may not be like everyone else. Any of us can become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
