Save the Earth

1st January 2010, it was a fresh new year for me. I spend this day reading a book at home. Feeling so energized and abundanced. It set my mindset right and determined to pursue my greater goal this year.

As in my long term plan, every beginning of the year I decided to reduce one "meat" so that ultimately I will be a full vegetarian. Many started to ask me " Is it because of religion? or because of any other reasons?". For me, I think this is one way of healthier living, better for my health. At the same time, not feeling guilty of seeing animals being killed in a cruel way (compassion). I heard a friend told me this once " If this is a world of survival of the fittest, the higher level of creature can killed and eat the lower level of creature, then is it possible one day those more intelligent can kill those which are not that brilliant?" I think it is a little bit extreme to say so. Anyway, I think everyone has a choice in their lives, deciding what is the best for them. At the end, we are the one have to accept the consequences of our own behavior, eg: over eating, over indulgence, over sleeping ....:)

On that Friday, in SinChew Plus, there are full of articles talking about how we can help the earth by becoming a vegetarian. Some of the facts are:

1. Over 70% of the forest are cleared for the purpose for breeding animals for human consumption

2. One kg of beef produced will produced 36.4kg of carbon dioxide (the energy used equivalent to having an 100watt bulb on for 20 days)

3. Two-third of American died are due to food habits whereby vegetarian hardly having cancerous sickness.

4. The number of animal being killed each year are 420 billions.

5. Half of the water (50%) used in American are for the animals.

6. 90% of the cereals in America are used for breeding animals whereby 40,000 of children are death due to starving in 3rd world country. Yet, every year USD1.5 billions is spent for slimming or weight lost programs.

7. Becoming vegetarian can reduced the number of animal being killed (43 pigs, 1107 chickens, 11 cows, 3 lambs, 861 fishes, 1000+ prawns)

Well, you might feel hesitate or at a cross-road now not knowing what can you do to help the earth, starting with oneself. Maybe you could start taking action as below (choose any which is suitable for you):

1. Start reducing one "meat" per year as what I did since 3 years ago.

2. Meat free one day in a week (eg: every Friday)

3. Reduced the amount of taking meat compare to vegetables

4. Set every quarter for 1 week "vege week"

5. Every month select 4 days for vege day.

I am glad to know that one of my friend after reading the article from SinChew Plus had decided to reduced one meat this year, including all his family members. Bravo!