I grew up kissing books and bread. In our house, whenever anyone dropped a book or let fall a chapati . . . the fallen object was required not only to be picked up but also kissed, by way of apology for the act of clumsy disrespect. Devout households in India often contained, and still contain, persons in the habit of kissing holy books. But we kissed everything. If I'd ever dropped the telephone directory I'd probably have kissed that too.

Salman Rushdie in Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living by Roger Housden

 

To Practice This Thought:
When you drop something, kiss it as an apology and as a way of showing respect for everyday objects.

 

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