In a message dated 98-08-09 18:30:36 EDT, you write:
<< The struggle for a reforming vegetarian is to step
outside of a deeply felt belief system and accept that others pay a
price for my survival. I must learn to responsibly take what is not
offered willingly, _because it is in the natural order of things_. >>
Arthur,
As LIFE, you are also not separate from the animal whose body becomes yours.
By eating a plant or an animal, you are merely asserting your oneness...
Aaron