I survived a month without meat. This is not for the religious reason - Hindu (not all) live on vegetable in month of Shrawan in the name of God Mahadev. My month without meat intentionally coincide with the Month of Sharwan, from 1st to 32nd day of the month. (32 days in a month? - only happens in Bikram Sambat calendar). No meat - but I kept egg. Out of this 4 and half complete weeks, I was on road for three weeks. Being out of home hardened it. Local restaurants on the way were incense by smell of verities of local chicken, goat and meat. Further, it was Devine to say ‘no’ to the meat in 5 star hotels. It was a continuous struggle within myself. My short temptation keeps pushing me to quit and start meat. But I keep saying ‘no. thank you’. No meat is good in a way, despite limited choices in eateries. It felt good to stomach. Non spicy and non oily veg or eggs at highways hotels were soft on my belly. No meat also limited my rice intake. I substituted with eggs - a lots of eggs...
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