Photosynthesis in Humans and Who Needs Food?

The Vitamin D that we photosynthesize from absorption from exposure to sunlight is one of the best sources of this important vitamin that is available. Vitamin D is necessary for the health of people and in particular, can reinforce the strength of bones. Rickets is a symptom of Vitamin D deficiency.
Some researchers have held that cancer due to sun exposure is less of a risk than is Vitamin D deficiency due to lack of sun exposure.
The epiphany of my personal processing of energy from the sun, in the same manner as the geranium potted next to me, has reinforced my relationship with creation. This delicate operation of photosynthesis that is shared by humans and the plant world, is like Mother Nature opening her arms to include everything living.
If we embrace this reality, the food we eat takes on a new and interesting turn. Our integral inclusion in the galaxy-wide sustenance system must surely make us feel at home. When we consider how specifically and naturally everything comes together to sustain both plant and animal life, food can become the delicious and physical symbol of something much greater and all-inclusive from which we draw.
The amazing use of sunlight as food that is shared by plants and people, must make us take a closer look at the more prosaic form of food that we enjoy everyday. The choice of food we consume can be viewed as a reflection of our acknowledgement of the inclusiveness of everything.
If we see the body as the temple that houses our soul, why would we disrespect it? We could consider before ingesting chemicals that are prevalent in our food. We could be more concerned about pesticides that kill bad bugs and good bugs, and are harmful to humans. We could recognize the precious home-grown vegetable as the jewel it is.
We could see the wonderful activity as gardening as a way in which to get exercise, grow healthy food, enjoy the esthetics of the process, and honor our body. And, bye the way, this is a great way for both your vegetables and you to experience the photosynthesis that you can both share together.
Harvesting this precious result of your Summer’s energy in the Autumn, is a wonderful recognition of the balance of the Equinox. This time of balance of light and dark allows for reaping the result of the Sun’s effects and storing this wonderful gift for the dark Winter months we are to enter.
Remember, Winter is the time of rest, thoughtfulness, planning, and the celebration of the depth of night that suddenly stops, and turns slowly back into providing us, each day, with a little more sunlight.
The gift of the fruits and vegetables that you, or someone near you, have grown and harvested in the sunlight, will sustain through these sleepy, cozy, forward-looking Winter days.
What an amazing and awesome swirl of molecules are we a part!!!
Absorbing our food with reverence is the only truly human response.