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@Scorching Wizard
"food is often the focus of our quest for meaning. "
I have heard that in Jewish Holy days, food that is served has symbolic meanings? There is also the Kosher slaughter that adds an element of respect and sacredness to food...what are your thoughts on this? (use of food to remember G-d's mercy?)
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That fragment of a sentence you posted is out of context.
What this verse is telling us is that since man cannot live on bread alone, he will either fill that extra space with real meaning - a relationship with His Creator, or he will look for substitutes to that meaning, such as food.
Human beings, unlike animals, need "meaning" in life. The Kabbalists explain this as one of the parallels between the material and spiritual worlds: This drives us to want more than just bread. Even though it is a poor substitute for real fulfillment and meaning, food is often the focus of our quest for meaning.
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