tjwills00

You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance.-Ray Bradbury

I'm feeling a bit guilty today. For 9 months I've been spending every day knowing one thing. That one thing was that I wasn't going to eat meat that day. The treatment of animals in captivity, the cruel way that the animals are slaughtered, and the fact that I know vegetarianism to be, for the most part, healthier than an omnivore diet led me to the decision to be vegetarian. I'm sure you can see where this is going.

For the past few weeks I've been having cravings. Cravings for a burger, chicken -fried steak, chicken, you name it. I mentioned this to one of my best friends, and she wasn't much help. She said "Well, then we could eat anywhere without having to make sure they offer vegetarian food." So, today we went to a restaurant that we frequently go to for lunch. They have a great salad, but from what my friends have told me an even better burger. As I sat staring at the menu, I realized something. I wanted a burger. So, I had one.

Now, I know this sounds like I'm abandoning an ideal, and to a certain degree, it is. I still believe that the condition animals are raised and slaughtered in are horrid. I do believe that you do not need meat to live. I do believe that vegetarian and vegan diets are admirable. I also believe that a cheeseburger is one of the finest things in this world. And with all the injustices that happen to humans in this world, injustices that I can stand up for, why should I spend so much of my energy convincing myself that I don't need that cheeseburger? This may sound like the guilty conscience of a Liberal who feels like he's let down his cause, and to a certain degree it is, but that just makes me more determined to do more to help the helpless.

Ok, that's it.
I'm out.