Today is Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. We Christians believe that Christ was God made man, the Son of God. However, there are huge numbers of non Christians who celebrate it as a season of love and goodwill - what Christ taught, so I think it is a good thing. I don't want this post to be a religious discussion and I am not going to rant about the commercialisation of Christmas. Suffice to say that I love Christmas and become like a child with excitement at Christmas.
So we celebrate, eat, drink, exchange presents and are merry. All good, nothing sinful except for some overindulgence and gluttony. Food is an important aspect of Christmas to many. Is the way we eat at Christmas in line with the teachings of Christ of peace, mercy and compassion? Think about it. I know that many do not realise or do not want to know how their foods of choice of their joyful celebrations cause pain and suffering to others. Think about that turkey drumstick, that slice of ham or beef you put in your mouth. The turkey died, the pig died, the cow died. They did not die in their sleep. They suffered painful deaths and were terrified.
Think about your future choices please Think about your next meal. My plea is that while you continue to celebrate the birth of Christ you do not continue to be the cause of pain and suffering of others of God's creatures. Even if you just make one day a non meat day, that will be a start and a great step. A step towards making Earth what God wanted it to be - a paradise where the lion lays down with the lamb.
A Blessed Christmas to all. Eat so nothing suffers!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
What I Eat.
It has been three years eight months since I became fully vegetarian. It was something I wanted to do, something I felt I had to do, for some time. It was a decision based on ethics. I have always loved animals, how could I eat them. I tell people I like my animals "on the hoof", alive.
I have never accepted the contention that we have the right to use animals. "Use" as in use and abuse. I have had companion animals all my life and I have no problems with that as long as I treat them properly. My animals are part of my family and I never give them away.
It is said that you would never eat meat again if you "visited" an abbatoir a.k.a a slaughterho use. I wonder about the people who work there, who slaughter as a living. Do they become desensitised or were they already desensitised to want to work at such a job.
My choice is taken differently by different people. Some interrogate me in a hostile manner. Many take it as an inconvenience as vegetarian food must always be available at dinner parties I attend. Some are kind enough to prepare or order something specially for me. There are those who believe a salad or any vegetable would be a sufficient repast.
We have a few vegetarians in my family so I am not alone. We are still very much in the minority. I have been trying gentle persuasion so they will at least reduce their meat eating. Its tough going and if I push harder, they will just dig in their heeels.
Going vegetarian is just a start for me. I want to go vegan, no eggs or dairy products too. I have realised that most dairy cows do not live in the green pastures shown in television ads. Their calves are slaughtered for veal or raised for beef. They are all slaughtered eventually. This would apply to most egg laying hens too. Unfortunately, this illness of mine has left me with disability and problems with among other things, cooking. I have problems getting vegan meals. My diet is not the best but the best I can do in the circumstances. I may need a miracle to vegan but anything is possible.
Going vegetarian and of course vegan, is a better choice for all. There will be less pollutants, more people can be fed with grain, fruits and greens and animals do not need to be raised just to be slaughtered. Don't forget the health advantages.
I do not need animals, sentient beings to suffer and die painful deaths so I can eat indulgently. I have no right to do so. I am pro life - all life.
I do not want the lives of sentient beings to be taken so I can eat
I have never accepted the contention that we have the right to use animals. "Use" as in use and abuse. I have had companion animals all my life and I have no problems with that as long as I treat them properly. My animals are part of my family and I never give them away.
It is said that you would never eat meat again if you "visited" an abbatoir a.k.a a slaughterho use. I wonder about the people who work there, who slaughter as a living. Do they become desensitised or were they already desensitised to want to work at such a job.
My choice is taken differently by different people. Some interrogate me in a hostile manner. Many take it as an inconvenience as vegetarian food must always be available at dinner parties I attend. Some are kind enough to prepare or order something specially for me. There are those who believe a salad or any vegetable would be a sufficient repast.
We have a few vegetarians in my family so I am not alone. We are still very much in the minority. I have been trying gentle persuasion so they will at least reduce their meat eating. Its tough going and if I push harder, they will just dig in their heeels.
Going vegetarian is just a start for me. I want to go vegan, no eggs or dairy products too. I have realised that most dairy cows do not live in the green pastures shown in television ads. Their calves are slaughtered for veal or raised for beef. They are all slaughtered eventually. This would apply to most egg laying hens too. Unfortunately, this illness of mine has left me with disability and problems with among other things, cooking. I have problems getting vegan meals. My diet is not the best but the best I can do in the circumstances. I may need a miracle to vegan but anything is possible.
Going vegetarian and of course vegan, is a better choice for all. There will be less pollutants, more people can be fed with grain, fruits and greens and animals do not need to be raised just to be slaughtered. Don't forget the health advantages.
I do not need animals, sentient beings to suffer and die painful deaths so I can eat indulgently. I have no right to do so. I am pro life - all life.
I do not want the lives of sentient beings to be taken so I can eat
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