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Originally Posted by marky  michelle's comment about being able to look an animal in the eyes and tell them how she is looking forward to eating them, and their yummyness...well, its disturbing, but wickedly funny at the same time. i like it.
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I find it disturbing myself, too. For a long time I didn't want to think of what was on my plate, but then decided if I am going to eat meat, it has to be a conscious decision and I will show thanks for it. I am not going to pretend it is rubber duck when it is real. I also try to buy free-range organic happy animal carcasses.
I spent two months as a vegetarian last year in an honest attempt to convert. The first two weeks were great, after which I became slower and slower in mind and body, and was no longer able to support my singing.
If there were a way for me to live just as I do now in strength of body and clarity of mind without meat - I would do that. But today there is no way to get all the nutrients one needs without supplementing. If I need supplements to support a "healthy", "better" "natural" diet, then I don't see how it is better or more natural than what I am doing now.
Plus, plants really do give their lives for us, too. Maybe we need to find a way not to have to eat?