i grew up on a little farm, and killed and ate animals i knew and had cared for, as well as the wild ones, from a very young age (6 yrs old). everyone i knew did the same, it was a way of life. i think that some of us are genetic carnivores, unable to live on vegetable proteins alone. i know i have tried several times to go without eating meat, and the longest i lasted was 3 days. my body craved it, like i was starving. (actually i fasted for 10 days once, and didn't feel that craving, but i was young and very healthy then.)

i daydream a lot, and for a long time now i have been imagining that i am a vegetarian. i try to balance a diet without meat, and in my mind it is very wholesome and delicious. perhaps i will find my way there in the material world before .......