Vegetarianism

I don't have a problem with vegetarians- in fact, a well-balanced vegetarian diet is a healthy choice to make. Also, it doesn't matter to me what people eat, from Twinkies to soy beans to sushi. But I've noticed that it's difficult to really carry the vegetarian message throughout one's life while living in this culture. This is because, when it comes to killing living creatures to meet our needs, there is no difference between a hamburger and a leather jacket. 

Synthetic material is making it easier to live up to non-killing standards every day. However, we have multiple leather products, shell jewelry, and animal products in beauty items. It's still a challenge to avoid. It's impossible to live without destroying something, that's just the way it is! The famous Backster experiment has not conclusively shown that plants feel fear, but who knows? Fear for a plant, if it exists, would probably be difficult to measure, since it would feel emotions in a very different way from an animal. Also, plants have no sensory organs, but that's not the point I'm trying to make...

So, kudos to all vegetarians out there. And good luck. It's a challenging thing to do, when it comes to being truly anti-killing (aka no leather, no animal byproducts, but plants are okay).

As for me, I've sometimes wondered if being a vegetarian would be the right thing to do. Perhaps I will, eventually. Not now, though. I think it'd be a difficult thing to explain to my parents, especially since meat is a major staple in our diet.

I've also wondered this... since vegetarians are often the kind of people who have pets, it's a good question... Should one's pets live off a vegetarian diet, too?

Ylerecnis,

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