Daily Talk

The Blessing You Forgot to Say Is the One That Changes Everything

The Rambam tells us something breathtaking in these chapters: we cannot eat food, drink wine, or even smell perfume without saying a blessing first. Not because G-d is keeping score. Not because we're saying thank you the way you say thank you to a friend. But because the moment you put something into your body without acknowledging its source, you become a thief. You're stealing from the world itself. The only thing standing between you and spiritual grand larceny is a few words. That seems impossibly high. Or impossibly simple. Maybe both.