Some times ago i got some vegetarian friends. I didn't fit well in this company as I had no problems eating meat. I thought meat is not harmful food. Even now I do think that even if there are some toxins left in the body because of painful death, the thermal procession of the meat would denaturate all molecules including these, so it's unlikely that something will remain to poison (Notwithstanding I heard that 40 days after heat denaturation of DNA molecule, some scientists observed interesting phenomena in the container where this happened).
One day, inspired of some spiritual reading that I can't remember now, I decided that in order to be able to perform complete communication with animals, to be treated by them as equal, I must start treating them like humans, like the species I belong. I made the decision just like that, easily, because I really wish to be closer to all the animals an wish they to consider me as closer to them. I wish to communicate with them freely, to understand them and they to understand me, to know what they think and they to know what I think. Still, apart of humans, they are the closest creatures to us.
So, I became vegetarian by inner conviction and by own decision. I gave up meat eating easily, surprisingly easy indeed. I don't miss it at all. I had never been a keen meat eater, but I never had avoid meat either.
Beyond vegetarian
My decision was not simply to give up eating meat, but to treat animals like humans and that meant not to harm or kill any animal with any reason and any purpose. That's a tough task... How would I treat 'parasites' and 'pests'? I ceased spraying the garden with insects poisons. I only use Bordeaux solution sometimes because of a fungus which name i can't provide in English right now. I don't kill the mosquito when she lands on my skin, I only scare her away, sometimes even allow some to drink some blood (I don't suffer from pimples at all). Basically I love animals and it's not much trouble for to avoid killing them. At that time I was caring for some insects at home and I had them fed by caterpillars gathered by me. Therefore I stopped hunting for caterpillars and continued their diet with eggs until the season ended and they were gone by themselves.
Cockroaches are the biggest challenge to me because there are some at home. Until quite recently when I spotted one I did drown her in my sink (hoping that somewhere far away in the drain she will recover and survive). This challenge isn't solved completely now. Cockroaches deserve admiration as a species, but even I am not able to bear them. For now I decided just not to create conditions for them to breed at home - I'm cleaning more often, I don't keep organics/food out of the fridge. And I hope the scouts coming from my neighbours places to foresee how ascetic their life will be if decide to stay with me.
I thought that it will be good to treat well plants too, but I am not advanced in that area much. I only avoid weeding out drastically and prefer planting nice plants everywhere in the garden so the weeds will suffer competition... And I may reconsider removing a vine out of a place standing just on my way...
So, I don't want to be the reason some being to cease its existence on Earth. That's my idea. If i buy meat, I give job to the butchers and I am the reason this animal to be grown and killed, no matter that the knife is not in my hand. The slayers are doing it because i ordered them to do it.
I eat eggs and dairy products. But I know that this is not perfect enough. Because in order to have milk, a cow must give birth and most of the calves must die because there must be enough meat for me and to keep the world from being congested of cows. So, I am in the game anyway. And the nice hens who give away their eggs (not fertilized for my soothing) for me to take enough proteins...
But I'm OK with that at this stage. It sounds strange, I agree, but I believe that animals will appreciate it and will allow me into their world, they will treat me like their brother and they will feel my attitude. And this really is rule for me only. Being carnivorous and scavenger is normal things and these roles must be played by someone at this stage of Earth's development. I'm not judging anyone about being animal eater or killer and I don't condemn anyone nor persuade to think like me. I just chose another role. I chose it myself and will play it myself.
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