A lot of people say \u201cgrace\u201d or other form of prayer before eating. This usually takes the form as a thank-you to God for providing them with food to eat.<\/p>\n
I grew up with the simple Persian prayer Besmelah<\/em> which means in the name of God<\/em>. It\u2019s mostly just a way of keeping God in mind. When eating, I generally say one of those for each animal that I\u2019m eating as a way of acknowledging that an animal is dead so that I can eat and hoping that there is an afterlife and the animal is in heaven. There\u2019s only a few simple rules I use:<\/p>\n Some religious people may be offended that I don\u2019t specifically thank God, but I think that thanking, apologizing to, and hoping for the best for the animals who died<\/strong> makes more sense. It\u2019s the least we can do. Also, because the grace I say is a single word (the meaning and intent matter more than the syntax), it is efficient to do it this way. It\u2019s only fair.<\/p>\n\n