Sunday, June 17, 2007
Interesting poem "Call Me By My True Names"
interesting poem frm TheDailyEnlightenment.com :)The last time you ordered me for dinner, you forgot my true name.I am not some wonton.Please call me by my true name -I am "Pig".I wish you saw how lovable I was.You might have given me a personal name too.Please remember I was killed unhappily,even as you eat me happily.For I loved my life, just as you love yours.I am not some nugget.Please call me by my true name -I am "Chicken".I wish you saw how lovable I was.You might have given me a personal name too.Please remember I was killed unhappily,even as you eat me happily.For I loved my life, just as you love yours.I am not some burger.Please call me by my true name -I am "Cow".I wish you saw how lovable I was.You might have given me a personal name too.Please remember I was killed unhappily,even as you eat me happily.For I loved my life, just as you love yours.I am not some fillet.Please call me by my true name -I am "Fish".I wish you saw how lovable I was.You might have given me a personal name too.Please remember I was killed unhappily,even as you eat me happily.For I loved my life, just as you love yours.I am not some foie gras.Please call me by my true name -I am "Goose".I wish you saw how lovable I was.You might have given me a personal name too.Please remember I was killed unhappily,even as you eat me happily.For I loved my life, just as you love yours.Before you order me for dinner next time, please remember my true name.Afterword: I try to make it a point to call “meat” as “animals” - even when talking to meat-eaters. This might seem discourteous, but it is the final courtesy for the animals. I hope they honour meat as deceased sentient beings; not as products taken for granted. It's my hope that if they remember their meats' many true names, they will eventually honour these animals the more honourable way - by refraining from demanding their flesh - by celebrating their life, by not celebrating with their deaths. -Shen Shi'an
Posted by *Mu| and ChAng* at 1:53 AM
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