Vegetarian? Vegan? Lacto-vegetarian? Lacto-ovovegetarian? Pescatarian? What the hell!!! I didn’t know there are so many options to being a vegetarian. It was an unknown territory till I suddenly decided that I want to QUIT eating meat. You may ask what’s the big deal? It is a big deal when you give something up you’ve enjoyed for 25 years, give or take a few 
. What? Why? How? I know your probably about to burst with all these questions.
I came across a documentary that changed my whole life in 1hr 20min. After watching 2 movies back to back, I was browsing through some documentaries that K had, and found one on shark-finning. I know very well what shark-finning is about, but watching it, took it to a whole different level. It was horrible to see people catch sharks, cut off their fins and throw them back into the sea to let them die. I don’t blame the fishermen, but I do blame the people who demand to have shark fin soup on their table. It is cruel, brutal, barbaric and inhumane. Its not just about sharks, but every animal that we kill to eat. I agree that I am no saint, and that every animal I have ever eaten probably went through the same rigor before it ended up on my plate. Maybe I was too immature and selfish to see how much bloodshed there is just to keep my belly happy. I don’t know what it was about that documentary, but it struck a chord. Why do we think we are so superior to everything around us that we can do whatever we want? What gives us that right? How would you feel if you were gagged, tied up and thrown in the ocean? These were some of the thoughts that went through my head. I am not doing this to change the world or stop globabl warming or because it is the “in” thing. Its simple – I don’t want to be a cruel and brutal barbarian anymore.
It is actually not as hard as it is chalked out to be. I may have grabbed a fried shrimp or small piece of chicken from Ks plate in a moment of weakness, but for the most part it’s going really well. Now if I think of it, its amazing to see the turn of events in 24 hrs- from having a large juicy spicy cajun burger with bottomless fries (can you believe unlimited fries?) at Red Robin for lunch to becoming a vegetarian for dinner.
This video is not the documentary I talked about, but gives a good idea too.
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