Say what you may, but I am a meat lover. I am an african man and was brought up to not eat without meat inside the food. I was brought up to see the size of meat in a person’s food as a reflection of their authority in the home. For example, when we were growing up, I saw my dad with at least two meats when there is not much meat and up to five when there is plenty. When I performed outstanding in school, I was rewarded with two meats, and when I got to a certain age, I was given two meats as the first child when there was plenty. When my mum serves food in the absence of my dad, I get up to three and when I started living alone, one of the sense of pride and authority I have in my house is the ability to eat up to five meats when there is plenty and two when there is few. When I go to buy goods, I make sure to buy at least two or one very big one. Now how do you expect to to leave the train of nearly three decades and start leaving like a vegetarian.
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No offense to vegetarians, but feeding on just fish for me is leaving like one, What am I eating. I won’t even be eating well with the knowledge that I can never eat meat and would definitely cheat the first chance I get. I might result in eating foods that do not require meat more often, but that will not do for a proper african man because why would I eat swallow without meat seeing that I can’t do without eating swallow. Why would I just have fish in my eguisi and pounded yam, I usually see fish in these foods as complimentary and not the main protein. This is why I pray everyday not to have sickness that would stop me from eating meat because it will be really difficult for me to adjust even though I will have to eventually. Either way, any offer that would require me not to eat meat better be making me a billionaire and even with that, I will always find a way to cheat the process lol.
Generally when I consider meat, I might not really be a fan of beef because I know once I reach 4o I will have to reduce my intake of beef, but you see chicken and the rest types of meat, I would devour without thinking twice. And if not eating meat is the criteria to be a billionaire, I will not mind buying those expensive sea proteins that come close to meat. Like I said I will not mind cheating the process too because yeah I love eating meat and would not want to feel I am eating an empty food. I remember times when I have eaten without meat in the past (during my school days) I did not complain because I couldn’t afford it, but now I will always find a way.
THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO HIVE LEARNER'S
PROMPT FOR WEEK 197 EPISODE 2
