Animal or non-animal based diet?

[sillypumpkins]

I think some benefit more from a vegetarian diet, and I think some benefit more eating meat than vegetables. Everyone is different. I don't know why some gravitate more towards veggies than meat, or vice versa.

I wouldn't think too hard about the "spiritual" or "moral" implications of eating either. Just eat what feels right to you. What's right for someone else might not be right for you. I find the whole notion that "eating meat is death and you are a killer/wrong if you eat meat" to be silly. Likewise, I find it silly when people diss vegetarians for preferring vegetables.

One thing I like about a lot of native cultures is how some will hunt food, and give a moment of praise/thankfulness before consuming/after killing the animal. It's a sacred thing.

Personally, I eat mostly vegetarian but do enjoy fish and meat on occasion, depending on where it comes from. The main issue I have with store-bought meat is the means in which it's sourced. Imo, there's nothing "wrong" with killing an animal for food, however, for me, the problem arises when that "sacredness" described above, is tarnished by the way the majority of slaughterhouses are run. That is, inhumanely. I can't eat meat if it's produced in that way, at least with a clear conscious I can't. But that's just me.

All in all, there are no 'rules' for what you can and can't eat. Everyone is different. Use your own discernment when it comes to what you put into your body (mentally, spiritually, and physically.) There is no right or wrong. Even if I wanted to eat store-bought meat, I wouldn't be wrong, nor would anyone else be

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