This is an interesting article: “Vegetarianism is the new Prius.” For the past eight years, I have had many people ask me why I am a vegetarian. In all honesty, it is a combination of many factors that have evolved over the years.
Sometimes I refer to my inablility to eat cute fuzzy things, and to Ghandi’s quote about how the humanity of a culture can be judged by how it treats its animals. Why do we bring dogs and cats into our homes, let them play with our children and sleep in our beds, but then EAT pigs, who are actually cleaner and more intelligent? How do we decide which animals we love, and which we eat? Usually people respond with a nod, but also a rolling of their eyes.
Other times I elaborate on the health benefits - both physical and mental - of a vegetarian lifestyle. People seem to like this one a little more, and the oh man you’re crazy looks are less pervasive.
But the one that most frequently suprises (and in some cases, baffles) people is when I try to explain the economic and environmental aspects of vegetarianism.
There, that’s it. If you’re interested in the topic (or even mildly curious) gI encourage you to read the article… if not, oh well. I’m not trying to convert anyone, just spread around information that I feel is valuable. That’s what we teachers do. 
Filed under: health, vegetarian
