Take a break. Take a long, fulfilling break. A break from your everyday, morning-to-night life. Wait a few minutes. Wait a few days. Maybe even a few weeks. Or a few months. But, whatever you do, don't give up.
Remember your childhood. Think of the pets from your past. The fish that died after one short day. The dog who was your lifelong best friend. Dig up old memories. If it helps, look at the innocent photographs. Whisper to yourself, "How could I?" Bow your head in shame, and continue on your journey. Keep the tarnished images and fading heartbreak fresh in your mind. Keep all that you've seen with you - the good, the bad.
Listen to what your mother told you. Take a second look. Another glance. Those green veggies never killed you.
I love the way you started this. It is obvious that you care about this topic. I think its interesting how your telling your reader to think of their pets that they love and then show what they are doing by not being a vegetarian. I can't say that I am but this deffiantly made me think.
ReplyDeleteWell done!! I thought that this was actually a pretty good way to get someone started in thinking about being a vegetarian. I myself am a vegetarian and so I know how it feels to be one. I don't think that I can give up some of my food and eat a whole new set of food very easily. I think that anyone who would actually think about turning into a vegetarian will find it really hard to do so. However, I have a question! Are you a vegetarian?
ReplyDeleteIt was thought provoking. It makes a person think about how hard it can be to stick with it but also reasons why to stay with it. I love the last line, with how vegetables never hurt anyone.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I liked how you didn't talk about the actual topic until the very end. That is real advice, how to get by it mentally. We can get by physically no sweat, but mentally is where we always fail. The last line was very funny and great!
ReplyDeleteI really liked you story. It was very persuasive. You gave it a pensive sad mood that made you remind you of the pets that everyone has. I kind of pictured putting a puppy on a plate and that really seems wrong. My favorite line from the story was "bow your head in shame and continue your journey." I think that gave your story a mood.
ReplyDeleteThis was really good and definitely made me think. I liked how you referred to other things such as your pets.
ReplyDeleteI am a meat eater. I try to stay away from vegetables as much as possible. I remember the part when you said "Think of the pets from your past." I was never very rich, and couldn't afford. Therefore, I used to walk around with pet cabbage. That cabbage was my best friend. Unfortunately, the cabbage wasn't neutered, and we had to put it down. We had cabbage soup that day.
ReplyDeleteFrom that day onward, every time I popped an asparagus head into my mouth, I can't help but hear the screams of the poor plant as he was uprooted from his parents and brethren on the asparagus field.
At the end you say that "Those green veggies never killed you." But think of how many vegetable families are destroyed by vegetarians who run amok. By eating meat, I hope to prevent any direct harm against plants.
I'm intrigued by your opening. The take a break section is very vague. Take a break from eating meat? Take a break from watching people eat meat? I wish you would be a bit more specific.
ReplyDeletepersonally, i think I will take a break from talking to Vijay about vegetables; it's scary.