Eudaemonia

So as a vegetarian, I’ve never really been bothered or ‘disgusted’ by the thought of meat. It does bother me however when people are like “Oh sorry Jen, but I’m going to eat this burger.” Don’t be sorry to me, you have nothing to be sorry for; other than to the animal which is already dead and about to be devoured. It's cool, you have your beliefs and I have mine. Whatever…This evening however, managed to alter my ‘never been bothered’ point. Tonight my parents were having people over for dinner (nothing too out of the ordinary happens almost every Sunday), so as usual they were preparing a big meat-fest dinner. And with this, today was the very first time I was ever revolted by the sight of meat. My dad was in the process of cutting up this giant hunk, but then stopped to make some coffee. When I realized the sink was free I went to wash my hands, only to be horrified at the scene left in the bottom of the sink. I cringed. This piece of meat actually looked like it had been hacked off of a carcass; I could see it was actually part of something before it died. Meat doesn’t generally look like anything really; chicken is usually just a mass of slimy mess; and burgers and ground beef don’t resemble the sight of a cow in any way; however when I saw this piece of meat just sitting there in the sink, all I could think about was how this animal died, was chopped up only to ended lying lifeless in our kitchen. I slowly backed away from the sink and went to wash my hands in the bathroom; however the sight stuck to my brain. And it got me thinking: Why is it that humans have so much power over the helpless just because of a genetic mutation that happened to grow alongside our four fingers? Why can we get away with murder as long as it’s of a different species (and not endangered). Of course we are the smarter of the species, doesn’t that mean we should know better? We are taught 'it is right to kill' yet we learn in school 'it is wrong to kill'? You may think I’m just being the ‘typical vegetarian/ vegan’ who is trying to get the world stop eating meat and all that mumbo-jumbo(which would be great); but I’m really not trying to push it on anyone in any sort of way; I’m just trying to share my thoughts, which I can never seem to do correctly.
Anyways… I guess I have come to believe I have finally reached a level of becoming satisfied with the way I live, think, and act. I am content with who I am for right now, and thats okay with me.
Just live how you believe will make you happy, physically, morally, mentally, emotionally etc. If digging into your favourite kind of animal is what satisfies you, makes you feel like you’ve lived your day to the fullest, go for it.