The coming of the new year, although writing this two weeks late takes away all of its meaning, is a common excuse for people to evaluate their lives. I wouldn’t peg all my goals as new year resolutions per se, perhaps it’s just a coincidence that I’m trying out new things after the new year. I’ve thought about this and I know it will take a huge toll on my lifestyle. I’m becoming a minimalist. For a long while I’ve been toying with the idea of being a vegetarian, even a vegan but that I just can’t do (vegan I meant) because I really love milk. While vegetarianism may be a long shot for me (even for an average person), I’d be willing to try. It’s not all that bad actually. I wouldn’t consider myself a meat lover but meat is good. I’ve tried the food at Veganburg and that gives me hope for pursuing vegetarianism. I guess every one feels for animals but it’s just one of those things which you reflect and think about in your head for a couple of seconds and then completely forget about it.
Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not wanting to turn vegetarian because I’m thinking it’ll all of a sudden eradicate animal cruelty. It makes all the sense in the world for me to continue eating meat because I’m sure as with other sound religions like Islam, animals are slaughtered with the least pain. I just find myself brooding over animal welfare a lot more than I actually should.
Every time I have a conversation with my mother outdoors, we talk about the importance of owning a car. See, my family doesn’t have one because having the thought of payment on his mind all the time isn’t really my dad’s cup of tea, or that buying a car is really expensive here. Either way, the former makes a lot more sense if you’re trying to live with a peace of mind. But I love cars. It’s incredibly convenient when you don’t have to wait or share (which sounds extremely hedonistic and selfish but then again, that’s how we fuel each others’ greed). It’s not really a dilemma really, because one, I don’t have a driver’s license and two, I can’t afford a car now. I’ve considered the impact on me if I don’t have a car, because I’m sure girls love men with automobiles. Automobile I meant. I don’t know how that will play out when I get older but for now I’m just going to stick with travelling more with a bicycle. See, my uncle pursues his hobby really passionately and he has a knack for fixing bicycles. I bought an orange one from him yesterday and although it looks a lot less kickass than a BMW, I’d settle for it. I’m not exactly going green (I don’t think I’m environmentally conscious) with this bicycle thing but it’s an added bonus if I’m contributing!
So here’s to playing minimalism out well!
Posted on January 16, 2012
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