Carnivorous Craziness

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Wonderful story about Pete the devil, Cathy!

 

Yes, I'm glad that man is my " ex " ! But, I learned a lot from him.

I think I went through all of the in-your-face defensiveness right

away with him where it was safe (if that makes sense).

 

I feel the need to justify my choices less and less now. In fact, I

don't allow it to be the topic for discussion unless I know the

person is coming from a place of respect and compassion.

I can no longer tolerate the anger and violence of small minds and

ignorance.

I think my ex allowed me to evolve to this place at a much faster

rate than I would have on my own.

I thank him for that.

 

As for why meat-eaters tend to attack those of us who don't eat

meat... I think there are many reasons. I think sometimes a

meat-eater feels that gnawing pang of guilt and it's not a

comfortable feeling. They blame you for it, since they wouldn't

have thought about it otherwise.

 

Or, there are always those who are insecure at their core... you

know the type, they are angry at people who have more than they, who

do more than they, or who ARE more than they. I think they think it

is somehow a reflection of how unworthy they are -- that they aren't

good enough to have, do, or be more than they have, do, or are.

They put them down for this... try to diminish them to make

themselves feel better about themselves.

Does this make sense?

 

I also know that there are a lot of vegetarians out there who have

that holier-than-thou attitude and are quite condescending to others

who don't share their beliefs. (Frankly, I was like that once, I'm

ashamed to say!!!) That in-your-face self righteousness does

nothing but cause resentment. You can't change someone's ideals if

they're angry and resentful of you.

 

Concerning the weird issue of religion versus personal ethics... I

don't get that either. I once read a transcript of Dr. Laura (whom

I can't stand, by the way) talking to a guy on the radio. He was

asking what he should do about a fiancé who didn't share his belief

in raising their future children vegetarian. Her response was to

ask him WHY he was a vegetarian. He said it was ethics and she

scoffed, saying that if it was a matter of religion she could

understand, but it couldn't be simply ETHICS (unencumbered by

dogma)... GOD doesn't want people to have to live without southern

fried chicken! (Guess it says that in the Bible somewhere... 'Thou

shalt eat fried chicken and love it')

I didn't understand how she could make the distinction between

religious ethics and personal ethics... to me, ethics are ethics,

period.

 

I think the point is, she illustrated to me that people think VERY

differently about a lot of things and I am never going to understand

the whys or hows. So, I now just do my own thing, and know that I'm

being the best person I can be. I have to allow others to do the

same.

 

I'm thankful that my husband shares my beliefs. We have very few

disagreements about anything, we are quite alike. Where we are not

alike, he always makes first efforts to compromise -- which makes me

more willing to compromise myself. I'm very lucky.

And, see... if I hadn't had that incredibly disagreeable ex to

compare him to, I might never know just how lucky I am! hehehe

 

Anyway... this list is a gas! I'm so glad to have found it <you

all>!

 

Suzy

 

suzy

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