> For you, perhaps, a vegetarian (including a vegan)
> is some well-intentioned but confused teenager who feels bad about how
> poorly animals are treated and eats fries and coke to make a difference.
> To me, a vegetarian is Uncle Nataraj who lived to 85 and accomplished
> more in each decade of that life than I have done in all my life.
Actually, when I think of vegetarians, George Bernard Shaw comes to mind first and foremost. Insofar as his diet influenced his literary output, he is as good an advert for vegetarianism as anyone I know of. Of course, he also conserved his vital essence by not bonking his wife (or apparently anyone else). Was this also part of Uncle Nataraj's recipe for lifelong vitality?
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Colin Brace
Amsterdam