The other day, I was at my friend’s place discussing about food. Somehow we ended up on non-vegetarians V. vegetarian’s discussion. It was a battle of one (me being a non-vegetarian) v. five vegetarians. I said eating non-veg. is not a sin. We are living on earth where majority people are non-vegetarian. I respect people for being vegetarians but why South Asian people especially Hindu vegetarian people drag religious beliefs into the argument. I know this is never ending argument but still wanted to get your ideas on this particular discussion.
According to them because our culture, gurus, books and parents told us it is not wise to kill and eat, that is why I am vegetarian. Where I believe a tree is also living thing. It grows, takes water, eats air etc. lives and we cut it down for our hunger. When I expressed this they said it is being said that a moving & living animal shouldn’t be killed. I said whatever the reason, why they hate people who eats non-veg. I respect your decision of being vegetarian, why can’t you be the same.
After this discussion, I asked myself why people don’t question when they are told to do something. If someone asks me to do something which I don’t know, hell I will raise a question to them right away. Why most Indian or I would say South Asian people follow without asking “why”?
What could be the reason behind not asking question?
