What made me become a vegetarian?

By Julian Sudre


The other day my mind stopped in its tracks – those days when you think it is your cue, the signal that makes you proceed accordingly – and in a split second, as if I had the answer, wham bang, an express delivery from the beyond whacked me like a flash of consciousness.
I have never put Veggies on a pedestal, or regarded them, as the supreme paradigm of it all, neither thrown them into the do-my-fair-bit-to protect-the-animal-kingdom department, for some reason.
My sister and my mother are no-meat eaters, and I have felt a little like I can’t see the forest for the trees, sort of. So why is a volt-face in order today?

An ultimatum was delivered and my stomach raised the alarm – the 28-year-old cycle that processes with delectation those condiments made of lamb or delectable Christmas turkeys – is to become a thing of the past.
The barbecues that proffer mouth-watering foodstuff on a summer day will never be floating in the back of my mind with the reminiscence of a joyful youth that had epicurean tastes

If I were to vacillate between good and evil, I would contemplate the evil but savour the good. Not to mix with vegetables that equate to good and meat to evil but more in the sense of appreciating the truth in each element, that is the distinction between contributing toward an immaculate resolution that understand the effects of each one.
I am no vegan, and when I say vegetarian I only leave the meat out but relish on fish.

Okay then, the UK vegetarian society does not consider fish eaters to be vegetarians, so all that waffle about me is claptrap?
First and foremost, it is important to consider the following distinction between making an effort to cherry-pick your food, thereby, to avoid animal cruelty and chicken farming, which the latter generates a friction on the environment and the over-sharpened idea that the poor fish if eaten, will suffer agitation, pain and finally death. If it comes to that, please prior to being a no-fish eater, think twice about the way you deal with human beings.
A quick look at the Genesis 1:29, when God created people and said to them: “ See, I give you every seed-bearing plant that is upon the earth, and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit, they shall be yours for food. And to all the animals on land, to all the birds of the sky, and to everything that creeps on earth, in which there is breath of life, I give all the green plants for food.”
That said, Jesus was not a vegetarian and after the Great Flood, God said that every creature that lives shall be yours to eat.

Being a vegetarian is a very personal choice but as our societies mass produce more often than not unnatural products on our supermarket shelves and we have a tendency to skip the essentials vegetables for a burger with fries. It is a particular philosophy that revolves round a healthier lifestyle. Buddhism, also believes in vegetarianism.
Perhaps, it is high time to put the Veggie hat on and learn how to eat again, that is, to say goodbye to the garbage food and enjoy plain and simple sustenance.

As for the fish, I am of the opinion that it remains a delicacy. I’ll have it sautéed please.