Salt of The earth

I have used this saying for years, but not until recently did I fully understand its meaning. As a chef you would think I could very easily connect the dots.
"If someone is salt of the earth they provide flavor, they have a natural life style, they generally just add life to those they come into contact with." ( I think the key is those they come into contact with.)

When they are around others their presence is like salt on food, it would be bland without it!. I could extend it further and say, they value people so much that they preserve and cherish relationships, and their role in society.

I was reminded this week of the rabbi I knew when I was in The South African Army. He was the rabbi and butcher in Middleburg South Africa. Every Friday morning he would bring me the meat for the following week, grab a huge pot, turn it upside down, and ask me to join him in conversation.
Not a heavy religious conversation ,but a Salt of the earth conversation. The conversations focused on: Where we come from and how we got here and who did all of this, but most importantly the one we spoke about often was , "What am I to do while I am here?". The Answer to that really answers every other question. And the answer is ()()()()()()()()()( ....(thats a drum roll)
Be salt of the earth! to the people living on the earth...... Thanks Rabbi!!!!