Many times I have asked myself this question: Why is important to live a green lifestyle? When you think about how all the system is made in such a way that you are always tempted to waste energy and resources, living a green lifestyle is a big challenge and sometimes a big sacrifice. Therefore, it is important to understand why it is necessary. Many people will argue that in order to beat the environmental degradation the changes need to come from the government and big companies, because individual lifestyles cannot make a big difference. However I think that people who live green lifestyles have a bigger impact on the world, more than just smaller carbon footprint or water consumption. When someone is brave enough to go against the status quo and adopt new habits, they influence people on their surroundings and show that it is actually possible.
Two years ago I decided to become vegetarian, which means that I do not eat any meat or chicken. For me not eating this kind of food is not a big challenge, actually I enjoy more other types of meal in my dish. But what I have found really challenging is how other people react towards my vegetarianism. For instance, when someone invites me to eat, I have to first tell this person that I am not going to eat the meat. Most of the times people gets worried because they feel I am not going to be satisfied with the other thing for eating. That is very annoying because I don’t like them to worry. However I feel that every day many people are becoming vegetarian. I believe that vegetarianism is one of the best ways to be more consistent with the environment. When people ask me why I am vegetarian I have the chance to tell them that meat production is one of the most pollution producers industries. With the calories required to feed a cow or pig many people could be directly feed and also the way that animals are raised is cruel and non-hygienic.
I know when some family members first started eating vegetarian, my mom would stress out too. It was more a host thing than a criticism thing. We are having a party next week and several of my husband's co-workers are vegetarian. That makes me a wee nervous as to what serve them.
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