We are not one!

[Malynda]

I am currently working on curbing my meat habit. I am far from there but have really cut down on eating meat of any sort. One thing, and I think someone else on the forum mentioned it somewhere, I have always wondered is why it's ok to eat plants but not animals? I'm thinking this is a flesh thing or consciousness thing but isn't our idea of flesh relative and don't plants have consciousness? I can, at this point, only really see two things to eat on this planet - meat and veggies. I really have always wondered this and just can't find or hear a good answer within myself. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Thanks for posting this krystal.

EDIT ADDITION: From what I have heard, Native Americans hunted/hunt and then used/use every part of an animal for food, clothing, etc. I have also heard that when an animal is used for this purpose it is asked if it is ok and then thanked for it's gift. I could be movie brainwashed or misunderstood. Unfortunately my contact and exchange with Native Americans is limited to some brief time spent with a Navajo family when I was very young so I did not think to ask about any of this. Perhaps someone could share and help me to break my ignorance.