Statement Of Purpose To Become A Vegetarian

When I first decided to become a vegetarian, I had thought that I would be able to change the entire world and make a huge difference. Of course, at that time, I was only eight years old so I didn’t know that I wouldn’t be able to make such a big impact. As I started to grow up, I began to realize that my one decision could not alter the entire world. With the help of my friend, I decided to become a vegetarian, but my parents helped me realize that I alone could not make a difference. My parents thought I was joking when I first told I was going to become a vegetarian. But when they realized I was serious, they pleaded with me to reconsider my decision because they thought that I was not going to get the protein necessary for my body. I hoped …show more content…
A couple of months after the murder of that goat, my family and I moved to Virginia. It was a drastic move with drastic consequences on my strong ambition to change the world. In Nepal, I never had to explain my decision of becoming a vegetarian to anyone except my family. We didn’t eat meat that often due to the extremely high prices of meat in a developing country so I was never bluntly questioned by people I wasn’t very comfortable arguing with. But when we came to America, people started to question me and make me doubtful about my unrealistic …show more content…
I tell them that I think that by being a vegetarian, the world is one step closer to stopping animal abuse in farms. Animals are overstuffed in cages or given drugs to produce more meat due to the vast demand for meat and the need for meat to be cheap. I also tell others that by not eating meat, they are saving the world by saving the environment. A vast amount of greenhouse gases and methane are produced by the superfluous amount of cows and other animals that are created for the sole reason of having more meat so more people can eat it. There are countless amounts of health benefits as well. Sometimes people genuinely listen to me and take into consideration what I am saying, while others will never even think about sacrificing something they enjoy for the greater good of the