This is the journey of one of our youth member's becoming a vegetarian.
At the beginning of January 2016, I made a sudden decision to challenge myself to be a vegetarian. Being a meat-eater I knew I would find this challenge exceedingly difficult. However, being aware of the benefits to be a vegetarian encouraged my thought and was the basis of my sudden change in diet.
At the beginning of January 2016, I made a sudden decision to challenge myself to be a vegetarian. Being a meat-eater I knew I would find this challenge exceedingly difficult. However, being aware of the benefits to be a vegetarian encouraged my thought and was the basis of my sudden change in diet.
Week 1
This was
definitely by far the hardest week, I was struggling with my choices of dishes
at home and at school as there was limited availability of vegetarian dishes.
Also, I found it tedious as I was extremely cautious about what I was
consuming, but somehow I managed to remain vegetarian.
Week 2
This week was
much better as being vegetarian turned out to be like my normal routine. This
week I recognised some changes about me. First of all, it helped me with my
revision, as my concentration span had increased and for the first time I
actually stood by my revision timetable for that week, which was great!
Week 3
By this week
eating vegetarian dishes were like second nature, but I still had to be very
cautious on what I was eating. I noticed further changes about myself, but I
wasn’t the only one, the people around me had identified changes about me too.
Firstly, I recognised my urge for fitness had increased and my mind was more
alert. I was a calmer and a more collected person and composed myself better
than I ever did.
Overall, it
was a challenging but rewarding experience. It was surprised by how much my
diet influenced my mindset and how soon I become accustomed to being a
vegetarian. I would definitely recommend being a vegetarian for a few days a
week, even if it difficult to be a complete vegetarian.
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| A quote from Swami |
