Note: This blog post is for the vegetarian community only. If you are not a vegetarian, don’t read further.
Today, hundreds of millions of people of Muslim faith across the globe are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, commemorating the story of Abraham’s sacrifice (of his own son, per religious tradition) by ritualistic slaughter of millions of animals they would eat, and waste. Considered a fundamental festival (as it is called) of the Islamic world, the occasion stretches over 3 days of slaughter, eating and greeting. But is there any point in killing animals when vegetarian food is available? Certainly not!
Slaughtering animals for food shows disrespect to life and Eid-ul-Azha is one of the classic manifestations of this attitude. Not only is this cruel festival responsible for killing innocent animals for superstition but also it kills the spirit of true sacrifice—the kind in which you will eat less to feed a hungry animal; abstain from luxury to save money for a poor one’s food or shelter; and above all, feel for other’s pain. Is Eid-ul-Azha capable of bringing about this kind of compassion to its followers? It does the opposite: by letting you kill life, it gives you an okay signal to your destructive instinct.
There are some caring and daring people who, even in places like Pakistan, express their disgust of the occasion rationally. An article that made my day is up here. Standing aloof and steering clear of any bloodshed, I want to thank all vegetarians for staying loyal to life. Let’s get to prepare ourselves some vegan stuff now!
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