Revelation before the new year
December 22, 2010
I am currently on winter break until January 2nd, and I am thoroughly not enjoying dog sitting a friends dog. I mean, he’s lovely and cute, but my puppy is all jealous and we have to watch him to make sure he doesn’t fall into the pool or jump on the couch. UGH.
While I am attending to these psychotic dogs that like to attack each other at the neck (but my family calls it ‘playing’) I started watching the documentary, Food Inc. I had never seen it before because people told me it would ruin eating almost anything. As I watched it, I was disgusted by how the animals were kept and butchered, but most of all, I was disgusted by how and where the farmers and factory workers end up where they are.
I won’t get into the details of it, (and I have yet to finish the last ten minutes of it) but as I was watching and nodding in dismay, I was also looking up natural and organic markets around my living areas; I also contemplated the difference in cost regarding normal and organic foods. I mean, I’ve always known that the meat packing industry was crazy after reading Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, but I thought things may have changed.
They did change alright. They got worse with all the corruption in the business. Early on, I was wondering why this issue isn’t really targeted by politicians and I found out why later in the documentary. Those people that are supposed to be monitoring the businesses actually have stakes in them. It’s slightly disturbing.
Starting now, or more realistically, when I go back up to school, I will engage in the non-GMO altered food. It’s a mission to live a healthier, more spiritually whole life if you will. When I say that, I mean: I want the exercising, eating healthier, and being mentally sound throughout school to work together to make me a complete healthy person.
Let’s see where it goes from here.
Sonam
Ps. The weather in Southern California is sucking lately. It’s been raining for about a week, and I am not enjoying this change of pace.
