Peeling the apple

Each morning at 6.30 I wake up to help the kids go to school. I prepare their fruit and try to put some love in it. The kids appreciate that very much. The peeling of the apple is something I do with great care. I chose the knife and cut the apple in four parts. The parts are peeled and I put them in the fruit box. I always try to cut the stalk of the apple also in four parts, so that each quarter of the apple has its own part of the stalk. This can only be done with a clear and open mind. The pealing becomes a true practice of Zen. When the fruit is prepared all that remains are the parings of the apple. The parings dissapear in the dustbin. I can hardly imagine something more Zen than this.