Forgiveness

Not only have I eaten meat twice, but I have now eaten meat for a third time!  Please, let me explain my failures.

The first day that I ate meat was Sunday.  For my gateway class, a freshmen introductory course that teaches the elements of college life, my peers and I are required to complete service projects.  For one of our service projects we helped with the production and closing of a fall festival at a medium-sized church.  We were required to do little work, and we were going to be provided with free food.  Excellent!  What I did not think about was the type of food we would be eating.  I was starving, and I knew that there would be a plethora of food provided. Thus, I ate a very small lunch.  That was a mistake because the festival provided barbecue sandwiches, potato chips, and oatmeal pies.  I hate potato chips, and oatmeal pies are not fulfilling.  I knew my only chance of not starving would be to eat meat.  I was extremely tired, and we were working in very cold weather.  The only way I could obtain energy would be to consume meat.  Hence, the delicious sandwiches lead me down a vicious cycle.  

I ate meat the next day.  This time I was working on my homework with some friends when I missed the closing time for the cafeteria.  This would result in me walking to the Subway.  When I arrived at the Subway, I ate my sandwich with meat because the vegetarian sandwiches are not that appetizing.    I felt horrible.  I thought this was going to just be a one day time.

Today, I followed my vegetarian diet all the way through until dinner time.  The barbecue chicken looked amazing, and the vegetarian foods were prepared with little effort.  However, the chicken was not cooked properly, and I only ate a small portion of it.  I could not believe that I failed three days in a row.

I know what they say.  Three strikes and you're out.  However, I want to apologize to all of my followers; I have tried with all of my digestive might.  Here I am proclaiming why someone should be a vegetarian, and I am out in the world eating meat like a T-Rex.  When I ate meat, it felt like I was committing a sin; it felt so wonderful, but I knew it was wrong.  I ask that my readers please forgive me as I try to finish my course strong.