Becoming a Herbivore…
There is no skirting around it anymore. It is time and I am ready for this transition. I used to be vegan. Why ? My baby sister committed suicide and the sorrow drowned me. Every time I saw leather / meat / animal products, it reminded me of the suffering. I got the true taste of death for the first time. I did not want to impose death upon any living creature and derive pleasure out of it. I quit cold on that day. That phase lasted for 3 years. I think I eventually started craving chicken biryani and became an occasional meat eater. I want to become vegan again. This time, I want to do it for sustainability. Some information first :
Going vegan is the best choice. I can’t do it today. But with gradual improvement, I can get there. As a start, I am blacklisting the following :
With sea food, here is some information :
I would like to black list the following.
A transition period ?
2 meals per week or less, that contain meat. Aim for zero.
Eat for health, not to satiate the animal impulse. Between impulse and response, there has to be choice.
Re-assess in 2020.
These are achievable targets for me. I have been at it for a while now. Other than my weekly chicken biryani, I haven’t been eating meat. I dislike dairy in general, except for ghee. I sometimes make myself a fried egg if I am low on energy to cook. All in all, I am no longer afraid. I have hid under the umbrella of “less meat” for a long long time now. “Less” allowed me to do what I please, compare myself to the hyper-consumers around me and pat my back for making meager adjustments. Mathematics is the language of the universe. Numbers hold the truth while words can offer a refuge. I would like to honor the goals I set out for myself.