Sea Shells Sea Shells on the Sea Shore

I can’t stand seeing vulnerable creatures being eaten or hurt because I see myself in them and it makes me feel lonely and scared.

This is partly why I started a vegetarian diet when I was 17. I’m 32 now and can’t imagine myself changing this any time soon.

I feel like I’m in good company in some senses with JM Coetzee and Leonardo Da Vinci. Hitler was vegetarian too and this makes me cringe to be associated with him and I’ve often wondered why he was but sometimes I think I know.

My diet consists of mainly raw fruit and vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds, pasta, soya, oils, butter, flowers, eggs(free-range where ever possibly practical), bread, cheese, milk, wine, yoghurt and chocolate. I try and eat and drink a bit of these things every day. I have lots of energy, do quite a lot of sport every day, work reasonably and I’m usually healthy and happy.

I don’t mind if other people eat meat or watching them cook or eat it. It’s culturally sensitive and I think people should do whatever they feel comfortable with.

The meat industry makes me feel uncomfortable. I don’t like the idea of killing for pleasure but I don’t mind “sustainable” hunting of free’ish animals. I like the term “happy meat.” A good friend who works as a game ranger remarks that you have to kill to live and oxygen is killed through breathing and I completely agree.

It’s easy to guess my dinner faqs:

1. Why are you vegetarian?
2. How long have you been vegetarian?
3. Do you eat fish?
4. Do you eat chicken?
5. Do you eat seafood?
6. Do you eat eggs, milk, cheese, dairy, etc

This post tries to answer them and is practice for next time.