I must clarify that in my entire family no one ever eats beef. At least not that I know of. Neither in my father side nor in my mother side of the family. It is only me who I know of loves and eat beef. Even my wife does not like my eating beef though I have it. Also, none in my in-laws family I know of have it. It is me and me alone. In fact if people in my family come to know that I have beef I will be ostracized.
This love of eating beef is mine and mine alone.In my native state of Odisha(Orissa) beef is tabboo and nothing would be available across the length and breadth of the state. Maybe other communities would be having beef but they would be having in secret I feel. In Odisha state, it would not be like in Kerala or Mumbai or Bangalore or some places in Chennai where beef is openly available in hotels and sold in raw as well.
I also have it in hotels only. I do not bring it to my home.
If we see in the context of Hindu dominated state like Odisha, I know that Cow Slaughter is a crime and one can be prosecuted for that. And people I feel it is a foolish thing to do. Because for animals humans should not suffer.
And if you really want to outlaw cattle slaughter why leave goats and chicken or sheep. According to me, everything should be banned or everything should be allowed. People should be allowed to make that choice.
In Odisha, we have a good thing that it is a coastal state and people have fish. And they like fish. Mutton and chicken is expensive and out of reach of most people but fish is available and many people can afford it.
But what about states where coast is far off. How do people get the diet they want which may be non-veg. They should have beef.
In Bangalore I have seen that Muslim hotels serve beef as they cannot have pork due to religious considerations. It is the Christian or Christian oriented community which have pork. And that my friends, I feel that the Christian community has reached a (silent and undeclared) understanding with the Hindu community that they will have pork and not beef.
Because once the Christian community begins to have beef in huge quantity during their functions and homes, cattle slaughter will increase tremendously and may affect the delicate balance in the society.
Also, many people cultivating pigs would be Hindu and for them cattle will be taboo. Thus Christian community is making a 'sacrifice' and that is 'their love of beef' and substituting it with pork so as not to hurt the majority community. But that I feel my friends is like they say 'being chicken'.
I feel they should consume more beef as beef comes from cattle which eats plants and in food chain we are higher than them. And not pig which may consume other materials including poop.
This love of eating beef is mine and mine alone.In my native state of Odisha(Orissa) beef is tabboo and nothing would be available across the length and breadth of the state. Maybe other communities would be having beef but they would be having in secret I feel. In Odisha state, it would not be like in Kerala or Mumbai or Bangalore or some places in Chennai where beef is openly available in hotels and sold in raw as well.
I also have it in hotels only. I do not bring it to my home.
If we see in the context of Hindu dominated state like Odisha, I know that Cow Slaughter is a crime and one can be prosecuted for that. And people I feel it is a foolish thing to do. Because for animals humans should not suffer.
And if you really want to outlaw cattle slaughter why leave goats and chicken or sheep. According to me, everything should be banned or everything should be allowed. People should be allowed to make that choice.
In Odisha, we have a good thing that it is a coastal state and people have fish. And they like fish. Mutton and chicken is expensive and out of reach of most people but fish is available and many people can afford it.
But what about states where coast is far off. How do people get the diet they want which may be non-veg. They should have beef.
In Bangalore I have seen that Muslim hotels serve beef as they cannot have pork due to religious considerations. It is the Christian or Christian oriented community which have pork. And that my friends, I feel that the Christian community has reached a (silent and undeclared) understanding with the Hindu community that they will have pork and not beef.
Because once the Christian community begins to have beef in huge quantity during their functions and homes, cattle slaughter will increase tremendously and may affect the delicate balance in the society.
Also, many people cultivating pigs would be Hindu and for them cattle will be taboo. Thus Christian community is making a 'sacrifice' and that is 'their love of beef' and substituting it with pork so as not to hurt the majority community. But that I feel my friends is like they say 'being chicken'.
I feel they should consume more beef as beef comes from cattle which eats plants and in food chain we are higher than them. And not pig which may consume other materials including poop.
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