Stumbling block

I must confess that lately I've had a craving for convenience foods such as vegan hotdogs, vegan schnitzels, and vegan chicken strips. With bread and roast potatoes and the obvious condiments like mayo and ketchup. But when I seriously consider it I know that this is merely a step back to my old self. The self that was eager to consume. But I have to remember that I have lost weight since I became fruitarian. A couple of kilos. Which means to me a heck of a lot. Other than that when the cravings hit I turn to fruitarian literature which is such a motivational force to stick to ones true self. The self that wants to be liberated from culinary slavery. Hope this is of some help to others.

Reflections

When one attempts to see the impact others not following an ethical diet makes, one realizes that hope is just another word for faith. We can only but have faith that our lives are not connected to each other, and we have but ourselves to blame if all feelings has gone from our minds in relation to the redemption of humanity. Which seems at face value, today, a blissful impossibility.

We are herded to destroy the Earth for the sake of money and power. We have become accustomed to child-like advertising claiming that our lives have meaning and that we are the greatest beings in existence because of technological advances made as Stephen Hawking calls it the Enlightenment. It's impossible to see it, the great discoveries of man has imprisoned him and made him a super-slave. Or rather has made us dependent on each other to such an extent that we control each other. That we lie, cheat and steal. Because? Well because we are allowed to. We're common criminals enticed with a permanent Christmas and Thanksgiving. Yet we are all deceived.

Movie of the day isn't IT, it's Koyaanisqatsi.

Getting down to it

As mentioned I have made the transition to fruitarianism. Quite easily I must add. Even though with my current mindset it's irrelevant to state on the simplicity of the new found habits I have acquired. Though I'm not fully committed at the moment to Eden fruitarianism (coined by Mango Wodzak), I must say that that is my next goal. I seriously want to cut out nuts and oils.

But let's get real, there are some that say you can even eat veggies, and still label yourself fruitarian, which I think is quite absurd and backwards thinking. Fruits are fruits, and veggies, well they stay veggies. Right?

Which brings me to the next point. What is a fruit? As in, some get really technical and say that eggplant (aubergine) is a fruit. But you have to cook it to be able to eat it right? If your goal is to be raw, then well you cannot eat it, bummer! Also the issue with tomatoes. Some label them as veggies, while others label them as fruits. All of the info out there is quite confusing. What can a fruitarian do? I surely need the official encyclopedia on fruits, if there is one out there. A list and description on fruits in general.

Also, another point, agriculture in its global sense has limits as to what is natural and what is not. Mono-crops certainly aren't natural (vast spaces of land cultivated for one single purpose, and all else should stay out!), even if the crops are natural in a sense. Get what I mean?

The transportation of fruits around the world, has increased the options available (yeah a consumerist capitalist notion I know) at the stores and markets, but surely it's more important to be a locavore fruitarian than anything else. Can we truly sustain our lives and environments this current way? I doubt it.

Enough with the contradictions! More fundamentalism!