Met \u2019n hele paar dinge in die lewe is dit s\u00f3 dat jy met jou hele wese kan glo dat iets die regte ding is om te doen \u2013 maar jou hart, o, die hart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek verstaan dat dit beter vir \u2019n mens se gesondheid is om vegetaries te leef. Of dalk selfs as pesketari\u00ebr, semi-vegetari\u00ebr, ovo-vegetari\u00ebr, lakto-vegetari\u00ebr, vrugte-eter of iets dergeliks. Ek weet dat dit beter is vir die ganse w\u00eareld. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek onderskryf in die algemeen die beginsels van \u2019n lewensbenadering wat die minste skade aanrig, en ek sou dit selfs met oortuiging verkondig en aanmoedig. Soms raak ek nogal ywerig hiermee, soos die keer toe ek die kos van \u2019n besonder gewilde wegneemrestaurant afgesweer het, eerlik oortuig dat dit \u2019n verskil sou maak. Of, ten minste, dat ek met \u2019n skoner gewete sou kon gaan slaap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die aanloop hiertoe berus op die ou, ou storie: Iemand wat voorheen vir \u2019n rukkie \u2019n hoenderboerdery help bedryf het, het eenvoudig verduidelik hoe dinge werk om di\u00e9 arme wesens so blitsvinnig vir die deurry-restaurant groot te maak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enigeen wat hier lees, kan seker tot my skaamte raai: As ek daardie voorneme deurgevoer het, sou ek nie nou hierdie rubriek sit en skryf het nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek het myself al probeer oortuig dat dit oor klein keuses gaan. Die eenvoudige besluite wat jy neem, soos die soort waarvoor jy te staan kom wanneer jy in die algemeen gesonder probeer eet: water in plaas van gaskoeldrank; volgraan teenoor wit; slaai eerder as skyfies wanneer jy iets by \u2019n restaurant bestel; vrugte as peuselhappie in plaas van koffie en \u2019n koeksister of drie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Terrein waarop hierdie beginsel wel vir my in die vegetari\u00ebr-arena vlot, is met pizza-bestellings. Van my gunsteling-pizza-keuses is vegetaries. Ek verlustig my maklik in \u2019n kersietamatie en \u2019n spatseltjie pesto. Ek is avontuurlustig genoeg vir spinasie of eiervrug. Ek gril nie vir warm pynappel, avokado of aspersie nie. Gee my \u2019n olyf en \u2019n songedroogte tamatie en ek is oortuig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is heel gaaf, di\u00e9 ingesteldheid. Dit kan hou, maak ek myself wys. Dan onthou ek uit die bloute my goeie vriende die Meksikaan en Ben Hur, of hunker my hart skielik na gunsteling-plekke wat ek nog nooit besoek het nie, soos Hawaii en Colorado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iemand s\u00ea nou die dag dat hulle geen beswaar teen vegetariese kos het nie. Moet dit asseblief net nie soos vleis laat lyk en my probeer flous nie, meen sy egter. As ek \u2019n groente-besigheid eet, wil ek daarvan weet \u2013 dit is die beginsel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kan ek myself hiermee vereenselwig? Dit pla my nie soseer dat \u2019n ander ding hom soms as vleis voordoen nie. Ek stel myself heel gewillig oop om uitoorl\u00ea te word. Weet net, my hart gaan weet. Hy gaan, hoe ongevraagd ook al, verlang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sentraal24, waar ek sub is, se kantoor is reg bo \u2019n slaghuis gele\u00eb; in \u2019n straat waarin nog \u2019n slaghuis is, wat kruis met \u2019n straat met nog \u2019n paar hiervan. In di\u00e9 stad is daar een om elke hoek en draai. Byna elke kruidenierswinkel spog met \u2019n uithaler-vleisafdeling, op sypaadjies word daar gebraai asof dit agterplase is, en biltongwinkels staan oral tussenin soos waterpunte langs die lang pad vir enigeen wat vrees dat hulle die wedloop sonder versterking sal moet voltooi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nou vra ek jou: Hoe vergeet \u2019n mens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laat ek dit nou maar duidelik stel, dat dit sonder enige twyfel verstaan word. In di\u00e9 maand van die liefde sal ek wel keer op keer my hart verloor \u2013 om die beurt op sosatie, skilpadjie, hoendervlerkies en die res.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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