What is a human being?

You’d be surprised by how many different answers people can give to a single question.

A human is an animal.
A human is a unique intellectual being.
A human is a collection of habits and patterns.
A human is what they eat.

Which answer is the most accurate?

Perhaps all of them.

Sometimes the same truth can be viewed from different angles.

And speaking of which…

“We are what we eat.”

Does that statement leave any room for doubt?

Not for me.

As a kid, whenever sweets weren’t involved, I could eat the pizza my mother brought home from work every single day.

So what changed?

Why does that same pizza leave me completely indifferent today?

Because it’s no longer just a source of pleasure.

At some point, I started seeing it differently. I learned what goes into it. I learned the nutritional value of its ingredients.

Now, when I look at that slice, a different phrase comes to mind:

Junk food.

Can I still have it once in a while?

Of course.

But the same question always appears in my mind:

“Maybe I can. But… why would I?”

That’s what happens when your awareness changes.

A transformation of consciousness.