These days I try to cut down on eating meat......which is a difficult task when those around are mostly meat-eaters . It is not difficult if one cooks at home, but when one goes out, one has to follow the wishes of others on where and what to eat. The temptation to join others and eat meat is great. But one really has to try hard to overcome it. It is especially so when one goes out for the typical Chinese wedding dinner which usually don't cater for those on vegetarian diet. If one doesn't take a share of the meat etc, one will be bombarded with a barrage of questions as to why one is not eating. At least with prawns and other sea food, one can escape eating them by saying one is allergic to sea food! As for buffets, one is tempted with an array of delicious looking meat dishes. Luckily one can always go for the dessert if one is hungry. Stuff full with kuihs, cakes, jellies and fruits and one will forget about the meat.
At the home front, it is easier to control what one cooks and eat. But one cannot be cooking vegetables only....as there would soon be complaints. If one has a partner who is a typical Chinese and thinks that anything that face its back to the sun can be eaten, the task of converting him to embark on a vegetarian diet is monumental. The only way to convince him is to drum into him that vegetables is good for him who has high cholesterol and high blood pressure and all sorts of medical problems associated with being a 'carnivore". This makes him curb his love for anything meaty. But once in a while, I have to indulge in his love for meat.
To convert and change a person is difficult. The realization and the wish to change must come from the person. We can tell the person a thousand times but if the person doesn't want to change, then it is a losing battle.
Getting a person to change takes time and patience. And lots of patience to wait for the change.
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