Vegetarianism for Carnivores

I have come a long way since I was that six-year-old boy watering at the mouth for a McDonald’s hamburger, some french fries and a Pepsi. Rather than just eat what was once put in front of me, I now take the time to consider what I am eating, where my food comes from and my effect on life on this planet. That may seem odd to some, and I have been called “tree hugger” more than once, (as if it were a bad thing to protect the planet we live on), and there are many people who know me who still do not believe I am and have been vegetarian for over 18 years, simply because I am not a tiny, emaciated man. Nonetheless, it is a lifestyle I have chosen and I have never looked back nor regretted my decision even once. In fact, my conviction to vegetarianism increases daily and I often wonder how I could ever have lived the way I did before.

I invite you to explore vegetarianism further and to consider similar lifestyle changes for yourself. Even though I kind of chuckle at some of the variations people come up with, I know they will get things right if they stick to it. I deeply respect people who can stay healthy on a completely vegan diet and admire their commitment to their planet and the creatures who live on it, including you and me. Yet, now that I have ventured into unknown waters and found something better, I just cannot understand how people can continue eating meat as if it did not come from once living animals, as if it were anything except the cooked flesh of living, breathing beings. It just seems odd to me that people would lobby so hard against abortion, pointing their accusing fingers at others and not even take the time to consider the kind of murder they condone every time they fry up a steak. Needless to say, I am now and always will be a vegetarian.