ATTENTION: THE FOLLOWING IS A SIMILAR RANT ON THE CONCEPT OF VEGANISM
I am headed off to Miami Beach, Florida tomorrow morning. Yes, it is still February. Yes, I am supposed to be a vegan, and I have been since February first, using only one cheat to have lunch with my grandfather.
This trip to Miami was a gift from my other Grandfather, Aunt, and Uncle who reside in a house on Miami Beach. They wanted me to come down to visit them for a few days (and it's Miami Beach, who am I to refuse). In light of this situation, and even taking into account the accepting nature of my family, I do not wish to inconvenience them in any way with my Vegan pledge. If they have a plan to take me out to a restaurant, or to feed me a meal that has cheese or animal products, I intend to gratefully accept what they offer me.
This brings us back to my previous post on the arrogance of Veganism. I feel as though I will project myself as ungrateful if I accept their gift to Florida, yet force them to buy food specially for me. Perhaps it is that I am only 17, and this problem is one of authority and age superiority. Yet, if you were invited as a guest to stay at a house on Miami Beach, would you not accept the food you were given?
My parents and family always taught me to eat all of the food on my plate. Before I became a vegetarian, I sat at the table many times after everyone else had finished with some type of unappetizing meat. Eventually, I always forced myself to eat it, because that was the proper thing to do. When I became a vegetarian, it was at first difficult for my family to accept, but still relatively easy to accommodate. I could eat side dishes, and what did not include meat in a meal, or I could quickly whip up something for myself. With veganism, the diet is so strict that this is not possible. Virtually nothing that is regularly served in households is vegan.
So, is this a problem with society in that they include animal products in all of their foods, or is this a problem with vegans?
In Miami, I may not eat vegan for the majority of my meals. I do not, however, see this as a problem. I believe one's individual cause must come secondary to the hospitality of others at times.
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