Beef Boycott
It’s hard for me to admit that I really like eating steak and other beef foods, but there is a certain craving only meat can satisfy.
Despite my craving for meat, I, unlike animals, do not have to follow the (stimulus->response) method of living. Instead, I take the high road and make decisions for myself, not simply as reactions to cravings. This is called the (stimulus->independent thought->response) method of living. (Thank you Stephen Covey for the insight.)
I choose not to buy beef for the many negative environmental effects believed to be associated with the cattle industry. I don’t have a ton of other meat in my diet, but I thought it would be a small step to cut beef out (except on the few occasions when a plate of juicy steak is handed to me).
Stephen Covey teaches the proactive principle of (stimulus->independent thought->response) in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
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