Some non-vegetarian thoughts

    Yesterday we had a luncheon at our Department chief’s home. On the way back, some one asked me how was the party? I replied “It was very nice, although the food was veg”. Yeah, exactly that is my point. I take a mixed diet (that’s how we say. We are not non-vegetarians because we also eat vegetarian food. Lol). If some one asks me what are my feelings towards vegetarians, “I don’t have anything against them and I am perfectly ok living with them although I feel pity for them in my mind.” 

        Recently one of my teachers, who is a vegetarian by choice, was persuading his son over phone “son, please eat something at noon, when I come in the evening, I will take you out and we will have a nice dinner”. This really ignited my thoughts. My mom had to persuade me endless time to have food, especially school tiffin, lunch etc. But all that time it was vegetarian food. Positively, I cannot recollect even a single time when she had to persuade me to take a chicken or meat dish. I am talking about me. I have little cousin sisters who are like, all allergic to food, no matter what it is.

       I have a close college friend. Chicken biriyani is like an antidepressant for her. After a harsh day in college or hard day at hospital, it was beautiful to see her face glowing with happiness after a nice meal. Now, this is a common phenomenon seen in Delhi. So many vegetarians live here. I had a roommate, a typical Delhite. I can remember how desperate she was when she had to stop eating non-veg food, because her boyfriend did not like it. The funny thing, she was happy to have non-veg whenever she was fighting with him. That relationship is still going on with periods of intermittent war and peace.

    

     I had another batch-mate, a vegetarian. She was totally allergic to eggs. Even a smell of egg, or faint trace of egg, she will swell up and have rashes. Poor girl! I have never met a vegetarian, who does not drink milk. As of me, I have never ever eaten a vegetarian dish that I would prefer than a non-vegetarian dish.

     To have a friend who enjoys eating and drinking the same things as you do is the best friend you can have.