There are many opinions we have heard that killing lives for food is sin and should be avoided! Even foods devoid of garlic & onion are consumed at times, by certain communities: so as to deter stimulation of the mind to flicker, as indicated in recent researches. Now coming to the fact of the matter, all vegetables are obtained from trees having life, now that science has established. Moreover, all vegetables contain bacteria which are life of course. Generally milk is considered as vegetarian, but it’s an animal product. Milk also contains bacteria and when converted to yoghurt (or Dahi in Hindi), has probiotics, which is considered to be good for health. Our bodies including intestines host bacteria and good bacteria are those which help in digestion are found in yogurt in particular. So what’s the difference in Veg & Non-veg for that matter? You know, human senses have got limitations, therefore, we say we haven’t seen GOD, actually, even if GOD exists, our eyes and senses are incapable of perceiving the power that most of us tend to restrict to utter belief.
Now, Vegetarian foods are those products obtained from lives by not imposing pain perceivable through human senses. Like all vegetable when they are picked from the trees, we do not see any pain being suffered by the producer. Same in case of milk, when produced by the animal, no pain is suffered. In fact Cow gives milk with pleasure, sensing it to be for its own calf; also as naturally it needs to preferably eject the daily quota produced on a daily basis, otherwise pain may occur.
On the other side; Non-vegetarian foods are those which if you need to obtain them, require human senses to experience pain. Suppose, for the meat of the goat; you need to kill it and while being killed it suffers extreme pain, whatever may be the mode of killing. If the pork meat is to be obtained – the method of killing the animal is very painful as many of us would have experienced. If eggs are taken away from the bird, it suffers pain to part with, like giving away its own offspring. In case of halal meat the death is delayed & pain does not come as a shock but comes gradually.
Foods that are obtained after inflicting apparent pain are also detrimental for consumption, because when lives are pained to death, the bodies produce toxic chemicals as a natural defense. Toxin is produced irrespective of death under shock or gradual duress. In case of shock the toxin quantity produced is more as compared to delayed death. And these toxins are not good for human consumption as they are difficult to digest. Therefore, one would experience that digestion of Non-vegetarian food takes longer time, may also produce discomforts in addition. Nevertheless, all kinds of available foods need to be consumed to maintain ecological balance, to abide by the nature’s law. Nature has also created frugivorous (consumers of fruits and seeds) in animals as well and with a very well developed Canine teeth in carnivores (meat-eaters and predators) animals to conspiciously differ mammals of two separate natural species. Hence it’s a matter of perception by the human senses that we categorise foods. When we opt for the lesser evil, we tax our digestive system less and vice versa. So choose to suit as you like! Any disagreement, Queries welcome! at shantanu_chakravarty@yahoo.com
