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Honoring the spirit of Gandhi's legacy by going vegetarian and then some...
Posted 10-04-2009 at 10:02 AM by Goldeneye
Two days ago was the birthday of the father of the nation of India, Mohandes "Mahatma" Gandhi.
Gandhi is most known for his non-violent resistance to the then British rule of India until its independence, however, he is known to be a vegetarian.
And in India, on Gandhi's birthday, which is a national holiday, no meat or alcohol is sold or consumed on this day (by law, I believe) to honor his legacy.
So two days ago, I went without meat the entire day (and I usually don't drink alcohol anyway).
Going without meat the entire day was a challenge, as I was hungering for a snack between meals for the first time in a while, so I had some mini Butterfingers.
I didn't go vegan because I had dairy as part of my breakfast, but otherwise, I managed to pull it off for the day, which was made easier because I wasn't at home for dinner that night.
Not only was it Gandhi's birthday, but also the UN declared that day the "International Day Of Non-Violence" and I managed to get through that unscathed.
I even extended the vegetarian and non-violence day to the board games I played that Friday night, trying to avoid games with themes such as war and slaughtering animals for food.
Gandhi is most known for his non-violent resistance to the then British rule of India until its independence, however, he is known to be a vegetarian.
And in India, on Gandhi's birthday, which is a national holiday, no meat or alcohol is sold or consumed on this day (by law, I believe) to honor his legacy.
So two days ago, I went without meat the entire day (and I usually don't drink alcohol anyway).
Going without meat the entire day was a challenge, as I was hungering for a snack between meals for the first time in a while, so I had some mini Butterfingers.
I didn't go vegan because I had dairy as part of my breakfast, but otherwise, I managed to pull it off for the day, which was made easier because I wasn't at home for dinner that night.
Not only was it Gandhi's birthday, but also the UN declared that day the "International Day Of Non-Violence" and I managed to get through that unscathed.
I even extended the vegetarian and non-violence day to the board games I played that Friday night, trying to avoid games with themes such as war and slaughtering animals for food.
