Smell and taste at dinner

Dinner appeals to taste and smell, the oldest senses and the closest to the centre of the mind.

Taste and smell are housed in parts of the mind that precede pity.

At the same time, playing in the dome of the cortex like miracles illuminated on the ceiling of a church are the ceremonies and sights and exchanges of dinner. It can be far more engaging than theatre.

If remarks are passed that are unpleasant in the instant, you will see that context can make them something between droll and riotously funny.

If things are said that are painfully true, then it is only a passing truth and will change.

If you feel pain bloom inside you, it will soon blossom into relief.

Smell and taste are associated with the lowest of the chakras, Earth and Water respectively.