SALT

Salt on every sacrifice, the Torah says. Why? What does the salt symbolize?
Karbanos, sacrifices, are a topic I have difficulty assimilating. Having never had the experience of entering the Temple and offering one I cannot connect to the spiritual growth the process is meant to engender.
However, from studying the writings of those who did engage in the process it is clear that it was a very inspiring and awe-inspiring experience. But inspiration is easy to come by; it happens all the time. The real challenge when one is inspired is to figure out how to preserve that inspiration so that it doesn't remain a temporary flash of inspiration. We want it to be a lasting, life-changing experience. But, oh, is it easy to forget. Inspiration tends to wear off very fast.
This is where the salt comes in. Salt is a preservative. It is not a living, growing organism, but it can make that which lived and grew last much longer than it would have without the salt.
After experiencing the spiritual growth of being present in the Temple, the Torah ordered salt be put on every sacrifice to remind us of the need to do something to ensure that our growth and inspiration are preserved.