The
Last Piece of Bread
October 26, 2017
I decided to make some toast this morning and grabbed
the loaf of bread or I guess what was left of the bread. It was the end piece
(the heel) and the second slice in, at first I wasn’t going to use the bread
and realized that I had been throwing the ends of the bread out. I don’t know
when that changed or what happened that made me think that I could be one of
those people who can just throw out good food.
I think the reason this is a little bit of a big deal
is that I didn’t grow up with a whole lot of things. We were a one income
family as my dad insisted on being the bread winner and wanted my mom to be at
home for us. We would go shopping once every two weeks and the food had to last
us until the next paycheque came. So to us, we wouldn’t even give it another
thought to not eat the end piece of the bread, in fact I think there were times
we fought over that piece of bread and here I am years later just wasting it
and throwing it out.
Now that I have kids of my own, I want them to
appreciate the food that we work hard for and don’t want them to waste things.
I want them to know that we work hard for our money and everything we buy. I
want them to also work hard for things and also appreciate things so that they
won’t waste things either. How do I do that when they see me throwing out the
end piece of the bread…as they will think that is a normal thing and I don’t
want them think that’s ok.
Amazing how a piece of bread can make you really think
things through. Every time I make toast or a sandwich I will always make sure
to use the end piece of the bread. I hope that I can pass this along to my kids
so that they can appreciate things, food and everything that we work hard for.
Wow, the last piece of bread…so insightful.
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