Spilling the Salt

Kiss of Judas    (Photo by Adercilla) 

Salt seems pretty commonplace these days.  We not only take it for granted, but often overdo its use.

Yet throughout much of history, salt was viewed as a precious

commodity.  Mashed tells us that, ounce for ounce, salt had

been the trading equivalent of gold.

Although a relatively small amount of salt is essential for maintaining human life, more salt is currently sprinkled upon cold roads than into warm bodies.  Yet salt is still believed to be vital for maintaining human souls.

In Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” there is noticeably “a container of spilled salt at Judas Iscariot’s elbow.”  The spilling of salt has therefore been “associated with dishonesty, treachery, and bad fortune.”

Resources

https://www.mashed.com/160965/the-untold-truth-of-salt/

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