You a Veggie or a Fleshie??

Well, lets start a conversation.. lets talk about the flesh eating homosapiens and the anti- flesh eating homo sapiens.. are you a veggie or a fleshie?? :) which would you back? In a social gathering, would you be hesitant to mention yourself as a non -vegetarian, fearing all those “how-could-he-be-so-hard-hearted?” looks you are likely to get from those who are not?? :) well, we are part of a food chain, and fortunately or unfortunately, we are at the top of it. :) In that case, I guess we are “allowed” to have our share of flesh! All in its limited amounts, of course. Considering the population explosion that we are likely to face, there is a good chance that “chicken and mutton giving animals” would soon become an extinct species. :- /

Being a vegetarian is not a bad idea, if it’s your digestive system you are worried about.. but if its your mental- system you are more wanting to please, is being a vegetarian sufficient?? Now we find this sudden urge in the society, with everyone turning vegetarians, some for the betterment of health, and others for the betterment of the four legged and winged creatures (no offence!). This shift has also been influenced by many a celebrity artists, but you definitely don’t find them easing up on the varieties of lipsticks and foundation creams that they don, which also comes at the stake of innocent beings. Dare them to go without make up to a social party and then we’l talk about vegetarian-ism.

We can find hundreds of stray dogs and cats and cows as we roam around the city; but we never bother to take them to an animal welfare centre (I don’t even think one exists!) or to even feed it a little milk.. All you can comment on is on how dirty and muddy it is, or on how many fleas it could possibly be harbouring, or on the “yuckiness” of its shit lying all along the roadside. Well, hello! We don’t have a loo made especially for them remember??!? So, if this is how your mental insight into the whole deal is, then on what basis can those who call themselves a vegetarian, call themselves a vegetarian?!??!!! Don’t tell me its all just a publicity stunt to please your boss or your probable father-in-law!?!

Some people even call themselves “eggetarians”, in the sense they don’t eat meat, only egg. Well, eggs do come from hens; and there is a probable life in there, beneath all that shell. So, if abortion can be considered a taboo, then so is eating eggs for those who are anti- flesh!

Being a non vegetarian, for one, gives you the proteins you need; but the diseases that are currently spreading around with cattle, could pose a problem.. The risk associated with that is one that could only be dealt with, with suitable precautions.

My confused state of mind does not go about those who are vegetarians for the sake of their health. But to those who have turned vegetarians for the so-called sake of the animals concerned, I would question them thus: Are you a true anti flesh- eater by heart, or not??