#123: The Line.

I'm always interested to see the reasons that vegetarians choose to be so. Often it will be coz of religion, lifestyle, family, but the one I love - is when they tell me they don't want to eat dead flesh. The Food With A Face concern.

It was Roald Dahl's - The BFG that first showed me the concept of lateral views on life. It's easy to grasp the negative concept of killing animals coz we can see the blood when they die, we relate to that with our own blood.

But while we consider plants to be alive, people rarely spare a second thought when plucking a flower from the ground or munching on some delicious dead veggies. But Dahl told me that flowers will scream if you can listen carefully enough. I was a young and dumb kid, I could see the logic in that. Now that I'm older and dumber, I still don't see why not.

There's also that whole soul, self-aware and existence-of-consciousness thing. Dahl's View still applies here, just coz we can't see it - who's to say its not there? A friend told me that there are massive debates as to when an egg becomes a life. Wow.

Sometimes we become so focused on defining our world into something comprehendible that we lose sight of what is important:

If you're lucky enough to find in front of you a steak dinner with a side of eggs, mushrooms and veggies. Appreciate the fact that we have the capacity to recognise that it is delicious, and tuck in!

Coz if you don't, I will. And I will Enjoy. Every. Bite.

Yummy. (^^)