Chapter IX
The Education of a Non-Believer-The Final PhaseWe arrived in Huancayo shortly before noon. It was a
beautiful day; the sun was shining. As usual for a
Sunday, the town was filled with people.
Rama and I went from one end of the fair to the other,
taking about an hour to walk five city blocks. Again I was
ama zed by the vitality of the city on Sundays.
We explored as many places as we could find, looking
at antiques, jewelry, artwork, clothing, shoes, food, auto
parts, vegetables, livestock, you name it. There was
something for everyone.
"Let's buy some food and a pot so we can cook
outdoors when we get back," Rama suggested. "This is
something you must start learning now, because in a
few years, when your world is stricken by famine, you
should be able to grow your own vegetables. It'll give
you a better chance for survival.
"Learning to do these little things now-how to cook
outdoors, to balance your diet, what makes your body
function better-is a good place to start. When you take
care of your body, you're taking care of your spirit."
"I guess you're right," I said. "Lots of religions tell you
how to diet, what to eat, what not to eat."
"When you diet properly your body functions better.
It depends on how you eat, how you sleep. The kinds of
food you eat organize the molecules of your atoms,
which arrange and structure themselves into your
physical body. When you eat grains, like corn, wheat,
barley, the molecules of these grains re-arrange in your
system and distribute your atoms evenly. Your whole
physical constitution begins to organize after the pat
tern of the molecules in the grains you eat.
"How does that help the human body?"
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