August 1, 2009

Vegetarian 30-Day Challenge!


Okay, so I joined my mom on a quick trip to the local market just about an hour ago... it was going great. We picked out some fresh produce, said hi to some people that we ran into, and then the horror began... (cue suspense music) we walked to the meat section!! aaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!! There I was, pushing the shopping cart, with no where to go, no where to turn, nothing to take my attention from what was in front of me... the nasty meat section! There I was, looking directly into it, dumbfounded, wondering what compelled us, the human race, to do such a horrible thing! I was starring straight into a cow's head, its eyes looking straight at me!! A head that belonged to a slaughtered cow!! I am not being dramatic, I am not exaggerating, tears really started to form in my eyes and when I least expected it, my mom turned around, saw the look in my face, and asked me why I was crying! I had tears rolling down my eyes, down my cheeks! I could not understand why we do this to the animals! There I stood with a cow's head, tripe, hoofs, tongue, stomach... all in the meat section refrigerator for sale.. for human consumption! What ever made a human think that eating an animals tripe, stomach lining, hoofs, tongue or any other body part was healthy for us!? I don't understand. What I saw a few moments ago and the emotions I felt at that moment made me realize that I made the right decision a few months back in becoming a vegetarian! I am so proud of myself and now I know I will continue in this path, with this commitment! If you want to find out more about becoming a vegetarian, please visit the PETA website and find out more... also, please take a moment and consider joining me on my vegetarian path; click here to pledge to be a vegetarian for 30 days! Also, please take a moment to watch the video on those sites.


And if you do decide to join me, please let me know, I would love to hear from you!


2 comments:

Maria Navarrete-Leyva said...

Dude, you are so crazy! I can't believe you cried at Ranch Market!! LOL! It's good to see you truly feel strong about this, though. Way to go! :)

Unknown said...

Thank you, yes I feel very strongly about this! I laugh now at the teary-eye at Ranch Market thing, but it's how I felt and how I still feel! :) Crazy, I know!!