CHALLENGE - I TOOK IT

Abstract

God created everything in this universe in a way that can be applicable, understandable and useful to all concerned, according to His cosmic view. Food is also part of His jurisdiction. Do not cook it.

Don’t Cook

No scientist or theist in this world could so far prove the evolution of man in a way that can be believed and accepted by all honestly. We create our history based on 40% unreliable truths and 60% attractive lies. Science or religion could not solve human problems completely.

Man is just one of the millions of species of organisms present in this universe. Man only cooks food to satisfy his interests and fantasies, which he developed over the decades. He enjoys difference in tastes of food because he is a highly unreliable creature on earth, whose fashions and passions may change at any time. So, he applies his craziness to cooking and seeks to derive pleasure from those food items.

Raw food is the best food to be consumed by humans. We read in our history books that once man ate raw food only. He was strong. He conquered and beautified the visible world with his courage, intelligence and vision. He was the foundation for generations of humans that followed.

A number of physical and psychological disorders are influencing us severely today because we are eating bad foods, those spoilt through our stylish and modern cooking, preservation and distribution practices and trends. It means we are spoiling the best food provided by God in nature for us, applying our craziness and irrationality centered on different tastes and forms of food.

Diversity is the essential characteristic of human race on earth, like other organisms. Nobody can explain why different races, across the world, eat different foods for their survival or joy. Human instincts are unusual and unpredictable. Constant change is their nature. This logic is applicable to their interests and fantasies also related to food they eat.

Birds, animals, plants, trees and so many such other organisms in this universe are living well and looking healthy, eating their respective foods in their raw form. We humans, considered to be the most intelligent and influential species on earth, in comparison to other creatures, depend on these organisms for our daily food needs. It means, those eating raw foods are giving life to those eating cooked food, directly or indirectly.

Imaginary human development, over the years, made possible through inventions and discoveries in the fields of science and technology, made man more vulnerable and pitiable. The number of diseases, doctors and hospitals increased tremendously in course of time. Should we consider it as human development or degradation?

Uncivilized and primitive man once lived in dense forests and frightening caves without fear of tomorrow. Civilized and cultured man, today, is scared of his health disorders. It happened because we are eating such foods today, cooking them in such ways, which are against the schedule of God, prepared and provided to us, in terms of foods and their needs to our bodies and minds.

Based on the above notions and assumptions, I believe that cooking food is not good. So, there is no question of cooking food well or poorly. Eat raw food only.

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I wrote and posted this essay for the “Anthony Bourdain’s Medium Raw Challenge Contest” by 5:55 PM IST on 14 August 2010 at http://bourdainmediumraw.com/essays/view/1433.