Is It important to be vegetarian?

Question

I'm vegetarian, and I must say that I feel satisfied by this decision.I'm surprised that there are some persons, who don't like touching or to be next to an animal and then he/she eat It....When I was a child, even I was used to eat meat, but now I've grown up and following my own sense of view, I think that this is absurd, to eat an innocent being...and I feel ashamed even of my past, when I used to it It..

Answer 1

I think killing animals for consumption is just wrong. Why add more pain and suffering in this world. Most meat-eaters don't know what they're really eating and the process of getting the animal to their dinner table. {At the time} Like many other meat eaters I was taught animals were raised [on farms] for me to eat. Which was also reinforced at school. Little did I know that in these modern times animals are mistreated, abused, &{sometimes sick} just to maximize profits. A good portion of non-vegs never kill a live animal for meat because they know its wrong. Never eat something with a face. Somewhere along those lines is a common saying for vegetarians, but it seems non-vegs follow this motto differently. When you buy meat at the store what do you see? You see faceless hot-dogs, deli slices, hamburgers, chicken nuggets, {etc.} Not dead diseased rotting carcasses that were once tortured animals. Which makes it a lot easier for you to eat it when you don't have to think about it. When people argue that as vegetarians we kill living things too so why would it make a difference if it was an animal? Well, they’re right. Every time we breathe, shower or get better after being sick… were killing something. (organisms, “good” and “bad”). According to one of the characteristics of life, to be classified as living We must eat something & the more humane choice would be plants. . But what they {most meat eaters} don’t realize is that they are not on a 100% meat diet. They eat plants and animals (that eat plants) too. Which in turn takes more crops to feed those animals than it takes to feed humans alone. So that’s not a good excuse in favor of eating meat. By choosing to become vegetarian, you are help making this world a tiny bit better (less destruction and killing). One thing you must do as a vegetarian is to make sure you don’t enforce your beliefs on anyone. People will resent you and everything vegetarian/vegan. So educate anyone who will listen and whoever asks about it without making them feel like bad person. (Which they are not ...just people who made a choice just like we did)

To answer your question, yes it is important to be vegetarian. Becoming vegetarian is a personal choice that nobody can tell you to be or not to be. There are so many positives to a vegetarian lifestyle…. And you know it so don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. Don’t be ashamed of your pass, accept it as it is and move on. Think a bout it. You improved for the better, for yourself and the world.

Excuse me if I’m wrong but it seems like you needed someone to validate your choice. And I hope this just did :D

A few Quotes:
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I think if you want to eat more meat you should kill it yourself and eat it raw so that you are not blinded by the hypocrisy of having it processed for you. ~Margi Clark
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You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a new car. ~Harvey Diamond
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One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make the bones with;" and so he religiously devotes a part of his day to supplying himself with the raw material of bones; walking all the while he talks behind his oxen, which, with vegetable-made bones, jerk him and his lumbering plow along in spite of every obstacle. ~Henry David Thoreau
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Truely man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds theirs. We live by the death of others: we are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men. ~Leonardo da Vinci
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Tongue - a variety of meat, rarely served because it clearly crosses the line between a cut of beef and a piece of a dead cow. ~Bob Ekstrom
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Answer 2

Well it's healthier. Meat (particularly red meat) is very hard to digest & bad for your system. Just make sure you are getting enough protein from other sources. Yes it's also nice to have the peace of mind that you are not taking part in the death of innocent creatures, though the reality is that livestock raised for food would simply not exist if people were not partaking of the food source. If no one ate beef, pork, chicken then farms would close down. No one keeps these animals as pets & they aren't in zoos. They would not exist but to provide us with food. This is a sad fact of life. So it's not like you're really "saving" animals because they will be eaten by someone & if they weren't they wouldn't even exist in the first place. We breed them as a food source.

Don't be ashamed of your past. We are animals ourselves you know. We are carnivores. Animals eat other animals & don't feel guilty. We're actually not the top of the food chain. Try swimming with sharks or crocodiles. Trust me they won't shed any tears about ingesting us! It's natural. The cycle of life.

Whether you're a vegetarian on moral grounds or health grounds, there's nothing wrong with it. I respect your choice. Just be careful about preaching to others who may not be receptive. I know some people are tempted to try to convert carnivores into herbivores, without success. You have to accept that the majority of the population still eat meat & may not be able to relate to your viewpoint.

Answer 3

Yes, it is important to be a vegetarian, but maybe for a reason you have not yet considered: the environment. If you want to go "green", become a vegetarian. An acre of land used for growing vegetables produces more food and less environmental harm than an acre of land used for producing livestock (pens, barns, grazing area, etc.). It is also a less confrontational approach; when you encourage people to go green, you are using a positive approach (it's good for the planet, so it's good for you) versus a negative approach (you're absurd if you eat an innocent being). Good luck on your journey.

Answer 4

eating meat if you have no other choice is okay, but when you have the choice to eat vegetables and fruits it is not okay. i know, i cant handle eating an animal either. once, i tried to eat an omelette and ended up puking. so i am 100% vegetarian, and i think it is important to be, because we environmentally and economically improving the world. by the caste lords did not turn their people into gutless slaves, the caste that is pure vegetarian is actually the highest in the order. people in india are against eating cows because they are sacred but plenty indians eat chicken and lamb, but not pork either. also, you shouldn't feel bad about not being a vegetarian when you were a child, because believe it or not, i once had a friend in 7th grade who wanted to become a vegetarian, but her parents would not let her. they thought she would not get enough protein.

Answer 5

Is it important to be a vegetarian? Absolutely not.

As to the rest: from what you wrote I would have to say that you are not a vegetarian but rather a vegan.

Vegetarians do eat certain types of meat (chichen and fish).

Vegans, on the other hand, eat no meat or by-products from
meat producing animals such as milk, cheese, butter and eggs.

The animals were put here were put here as a food supply. ask
any native american. And they live in more harmony with
nature then the rest of us.

The choice you made is, of course, yours.

There seems to be something deeper here however, has
someone, whose opinion you value, tried to talk you out of this
lifestyle? Because it sounds like you are looking for validation
for your lifestyle.

I have gotten to the age where I realise that the opinions of others
shouldn't matter, no matter who they are. If you are happy with
yourself, thats all that matters.

Answer 6

I am vegetarian myself and my theory is that if I cannot kill it myself then I cannot eat it. I would never be able to slaughter an animal.
This however is because I live in a rich country and I have a variety of foods available to me. It is Man's basic instinct for survival that has led to killing animals for their meat. If you and your family are starving and the only way to feed yourself is to kill then I feel I would have no choice but to kill.
But of course millions of people in the world only eat grains, rice, vegetables and plants. Because in these poor countries that is all that is available to them.
Why then do people in the rich countries eat fatty meat, junk food and artificially man-made foods when it is us that have the best and most variety of food at our fingertips???

Most people don't think exactly how that succulent steak got to
their plate!!! It is a privilege that we don't need to worry where our next meal is coming from.
This is why I think people should explore many varieties of foods, because we do not need to rely on meat as our food source. The protein in meat can be replaced by pulses, beans and green veg such as spinach.
Natural foods are full of flavour and a meat-free diet is wholesome, nutritious and satisfying!!

Answer 7

Certainly not important. Vegetarian or non-vegaarian depends upon the individuals interests. And also geographical location and availability of food. Many factors influence the food habits.

But actually to say, the human body and its digestive system is designed for vegetarian food only. One should have to depend on vegetarian food and certain food habits of such type to live long life with less health problems.

Answer 8

Our Human Body digestive system is only able to accept the Vegetarian But its people mind like to have the Meat and flesh but its good to have a Vegetarian Food

Answer 9

It's all about choice. That's what two of my friends say. In their family people do eat non-veg, but my friends do not. Whenever we go for a party they end up eating vegetarian stuff. So there is no need to feel bad about eating just vegetarian food. But see that you have healthy stuff.

Answer 10

NO, it is bad to be a vegetarian! Plants have lives too! In fact there lives are more important than the animals. Plants release oxygen and keep the atmosphere in balance. Plants are the single biggest factor in keeping us alive. Animals eat other animals anyway. Its a different story if you don't like meat that's why your a vegetarian, but you do and you did as a kid. Vegetarians are worse than meat eaters because they don't know the harm they are doing and they are blaming the meat eaters that do something that is natural. Humans are animals too and we are just fulfilling our part in the food chain.