Trying to be a Vegetarian
In a perfect world, we probably wouldn't kill any living thing...not even plants -- but
unfortunately, we humans need to eat other life forms in order to survive. So my
philosophy is that, in the future, as people become more compassionate of other living
beings beside their fellow humans, we will most likely try to eat as low on that food
chain as we can; in other words, if you HAVE to eat a living creature, try to eat the
creature that is least aware, starting with bugs and working your way up the chain. For
me, "starting with bugs" is a bit too radical, but I understand the concept.
I'd love to be "vegan" someday (only eating vegetables and pasta), but I'm
not there yet. I seldom eat meat; still eat fish regularly and try never to eat lobster --
somehow lobsters really seem to be suffering in that pot of boiling water. I eat chicken
fairly regularly (I honestly believe that a chicken’s awareness is only slightly
higher than that of an insect. (I’m guessing you could teach a lobster to go fetch
the Sunday paper quicker than you could teach a chicken to do it. No?)
Striving to eat lower and lower on the food chain will be a major goal for the rest of
my life.