678. 'He was to take for himself of all food that is eaten' means goods and delights. This becomes clear from what has been stated about goods and delights, rather than truths, constituting a person's life, for truths receive their life from goods and delights. The whole of a person's factual knowledge or rationality, from infancy through to old age, is at no point instilled into him except through good and delight. And because it is from these that his soul receives life and is sustained they are called food, and are in reality food, for without them man's soul cannot possibly live. This anyone may see who is willing to pay any attention to the matter.